US calls for "immediate" end to Libya oil shutdowns

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Sat, 30 Apr 2022 - 03:35 GMT

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The Libyan Ministry of Health received the sixth shipment of liquid oxygen supplies from Egypt- press photo

The Libyan Ministry of Health received the sixth shipment of liquid oxygen supplies from Egypt- press photo

CAIRO - 30 April 2022: The US said Wednesday it was "deeply concerned" about an ongoing closure of key oil installations in Libya, calling for the shutdowns to end "immediately."

The closure of several sites this month, including oilfields and export terminals, has seen Libya’s output halve to around 600,000 barrels per day, Al Arabiya reported.

"The United States is deeply concerned by the continued oil shutdown, which is depriving Libyans of substantial revenue," the US embassy in Tripoli said.

"Responsible Libyan leaders must recognize that the shutdown harms Libyans throughout the country and has repercussions across the global economy, and should end it immediately," it added in a statement.

The closures follow the latest political fissure in the North African country, which in February saw parliament select a new prime minister - ex-interior minister Fathi Bashagha - in a direct challenge to Tripoli-based premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah.

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