Libya
Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi and NOC chief Farhat Bengdara with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and the head of Libya's national unity government, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, Tripoli, Libya, 28 January 2023.
ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi and NOC chief Farhat Bengdara with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and the head of Libya's national unity government, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, Tripoli, Libya, 28 January 2023. © Hazem Ahmed/Reuters
Both Libya's oil minister and the Libyan Cities and Tribes Supreme Council believe the recent gas deal between Italy and Libya goes against the country's interests. The East-leaning council, which has filed a complaint with a court in Tripoli, has been known to create blockades in the past. [...]
Published on 21.02.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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