Libya’s oil output threatened as Haftar forces halt critical exports

Libya's oil production has hit a flashpoint once again as political divisions between rival factions threaten to choke off crucial exports to Europe. While Tripoli's internationally recognized government signs the contracts, it is Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based forces that physically control Libya's oil fields and terminals. Any unresolved dispute has historically led to immediate shutdowns. Ports are blocked, and production halted, until the terms of power-sharing — or financial gains — are ren