Libya’s oil blockade – and the million b/d loss in exports
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Ian Thom
Research Director, Middle East Upstream
Ian is a research director focused on the Middle East upstream sector.
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MENA in Brief – February 2020
Libya has been in a state of civil war since 2011, but the situation has escalated with a blockade on oil exports from 18 January bringing production down by nearly 1 million b/d. In this episode, I'm joined by Libya upstream analyst Toushar Chakrabarty to discuss the impact of this development.
