Libyan oil output still vulnerable to disruption

摘要

At first sight, the struggle for power in Libya is relativelyrnstraightforward, with two rival governments competing forrncontrol. Yet the situation is more complicated – there arernfar more than two sides in what has become known as thernsecond Libyan Civil War. A piecemeal patchwork of militiasrncontrol different parts of the country and various oilrnindustry assets.rnYet against this chaotic backdrop, oil production hasrnsteadily increased from an average of 390,000 b/d in 2016rnto 1.05 million b/d by early August. The volume of oil exportsrnmay not yet be reliable, but it is having a profound effect onrnglobal oil prices.