Aug 8 thomwestcott

Strikes keep hydrocarbon exports down

Tripoli, 8 August 2013:Strikes at Libya’s oil fields and ports have this week brought exports of Es Sidra crude to a complete standstill, according to...

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May 12 thomwestcott

BP pulls out international staff

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 12 May 2013:Acting on advice given by the British government, BP are the latest organisation to withdraw foreign staff from t...

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Lufthansa and Austrian cancel flights
Feb 5 thomwestcott

Lufthansa and Austrian cancel flights

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 5 February 2013:Lufthansa and its subsidiary Austrian Airlines have cancelled all flights to Libya.Lufthansa spokesman Aage D...

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UK says its Tripoli embassy may be facing a terror attack
Jan 28 Nigel Ash

UK says its Tripoli embassy may be facing a terror attack

By Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 28 January 2013:The UK's Foreign Office said this evening that it believed the British embassy in Tripoli may be facing a te...

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BP reconsidering its return to Libya
Jan 27 Nigel Ash

BP reconsidering its return to Libya

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 27 January 2013:BP has confirmed that it is reconsidering its decision this Spring to resume its exploration programme in Lib...

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Feb 2 Michel Cousins

Chinese business team arrives Saturday

A team from China's Ministry of Commerce to arrive in Tripoli on Saturday for a four-day visit to assess restarting work on a number of projects under...

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