London—Libya’s crude production has rallied to 700,000 b/d, a spokesman for stateowned National Oil Corporation said Monday, its highest level since June last year when the most recent crisis to hit the country’s oil sector first began. But the increase comes as Libya faces, arguably, its biggest political challenge since the ousting of former leader Moammar Qadhafi in 2011, with the outgoing government forced to take refuge in the east of the country after armed militias took control of government offices in Tripoli.
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