UAE’s Quest to take Control of Libyan Oil Exports cries foul

Libyan military commander seeking the United Arab Emirates help have engaged in the secret military talks with the gulf nation. The sole purpose of talks is to help export Libya’s oil outside of United Nations-approved channels, said the Libyan, Emirati and European officials.
Khalifa Haftar, the military commander of forcers in eastern Libya, with the UAE’s approbation last month stirred to cut off his political rivals in Tripoli, in western Libya, from 8,50,000 barrels a day of oil production, while exporting the oil through an independent company based in the country. As a result of which, the price of crude oil in international market rose close to $80 a barrel and threatened to nullify the efforts trying to reunify Libya.
However, following the international pressure, Mr. Haftar decide to do away with the plan, which would have otherwise violated U.N. National Security Council resolutions, stopping export of Libyan oil expect from country’s National Oil Co. in Tripoli. Also, the US and Europe support the National Oil Co., as a result of which Khalifa Haftar had to face strong criticism.
