British oil giants BP and Shell are returning to the oil-rich north African country just over a decade after the UK plunged it into chaos in its 2011 military intervention, which the British government never admitted was a war for oil.
BP controls exploration areas in Libya covering nearly three times the size of Wales
UK company Petrofac, convicted of bribery last year, has secured new oil contract in Libya and sponsored British embassy there
UK is combining its interest in accessing Libya’s oil with increasing military involvement
Last month Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) agreed for BP to start drilling for and producing natural gas in a major project off the coast of the north African country.
The UK corporation, on whose board sits former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers, controls
— source markcurtis.info | Mark Curtis | 29 Nov 2022