Oil becomes the key battleground in Libya’s civil war. (Mentioned by Andrew Fawthrop 18 Feb 2020) Blockades on crucial oil and gas infrastructure in the country since mid-January have sent crude output plummeting more than 80% in just

The eastern mediterranean off libya’s coast is the eastern mediterranean sea, a region which has slowly emerged as an unlikely natural gas hotspot. countries with costal access have all begun building infrastructure to develop the massive gas deposits found. even countries that have a history of conflict and tension have begun rethinking diplomatic ties and put old hostilities aside to develop the gas reserves. however, a deal signed between turkey, which has been vocal in its ambition to become a natural gas hub, and the gna disrupted over eastern mediterranean countries’ plans to develop the gas. just over a month prior to an announcement by turkish president erdogan that he would send troops to support the gna, gna prime minister fayez al-sarraj signed the maritime deal, handing 200 miles of eastern mediterranean sea over to ankara for gas exploration.

• The eastern mediterranean off libya’s coast is the eastern mediterranean sea, a region which has slowly emerged as an unlikely natural gas hotspot. countries with costal access have all begun building infrastructure to develop the massive gas deposits found. even countries that have a history of conflict and tension have begun rethinking diplomatic ties and put old hostilities aside to develop the gas reserves. however, a deal signed between turkey, which has been vocal in its ambition to become a natural gas hub, and the gna disrupted over eastern mediterranean countries’ plans to develop the gas. just over a month prior to an announcement by turkish president erdogan that he would send troops to support the gna, gna prime minister fayez al-sarraj signed the maritime deal, handing 200 miles of eastern mediterranean sea over to ankara for gas exploration.