Libya invites global oil firms to resume operations

The national unity government of Libya, which is centered in Tripoli, has encouraged foreign oil companies with contracts with the national oil company to begin operations there.

Over the past ten years, armed groups and demonstrators have repeatedly invaded oil fields, leading to production halts.

The ongoing struggle between opposing governments in the country's west and east for control of resources and power has increased tensions.

With the greatest crude oil reserves in Africa, Libya is desperately trying to boost output in order to finance much-needed improvements to the nation's infrastructure for housing, transportation, and energy.