Three years after the revolution that saw the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya continues to squander its potential to be a significant player in the oil markets. Despite emerging from the uprising with the country's oil and gas infrastructure largely intact, the return to pre-revolution production and export levels has been thwarted by rivalry and violence between Libya's numerous clans and militias. As Libya, another 'Arab spring' country, goes to the polls sentiment that elections will finally lead to a deal to reopen hydrocarbon infrastructure blockaded by federalists and rebels in the east and west of the country, is mixed.
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