Reflections on a Blueprint for the Restoration of the Libyan Petroleum Industry and its Institutional Reform
Article from: OGEL 3 (2017), in Middle East, Buy Back Contracts
Introduction
April 2016 - It is clear to most that a prolongation of the current Libyan internal security situation is undermining the welfare and interests of the Libyan people and, potentially, the territorial integrity of Libya itself. Given, also, the regional context and Libya's strategic location in relation to Europe and the rest of the African continent, the Libyan security vacuum must be addressed urgently. Otherwise the potential for Libya's existing fragile governmental structure to deteriorate into a failed state or to balkanize, and the resulting knock on effect of this on its ...