U.S., U.K. Diplomats Meet Libyan Militias to Restart Oil Exports

Move designed to help fund Libya government to fight ISIS; resumed oil shipments could undermine OPEC attempt to curtail crude glut.

By BENOIT FAUCON in Algiers and HASSAN MORAJEA in Tunis

Diplomats from the U.S. and U.K. met with Libyan militia officials in recent weeks to help restart oil exports from the beleaguered country, militia and Western officials said.
The meetings with a convalescing militia leader in Istanbul and his rivals in Tunis are part of a drive to help Libya’s government fight Islamic State by reviving Libya’s oil industry.
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Source: wsj.com

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