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BY BENOIT FAUCON
Shots fired at an oil tanker and accusations of attempted thefts at port facilities have deepened a crisis in Libya’s oil industry, triggering fears among major Western oil companies that one of Europe’s largest suppliers could soon descend into lawlessness.
Strikes by security guards in eastern and central Libyan ports that started at the end of July have effectively shut down shipments from terminals there, which account for more than half of Libya’s $60 billion of oil exports annually.
As a result, storage facilities have filled with crude, crimping any new production. According to data supplied by the Oil Ministry, …
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