Energy Platform: The mysterious deal “Ras Lanuf Refinery” reappears in light of the escalation of the Dabaiba-Aoun crisis

The “Energy” platform, which specializes in global energy markets, confirmed that the Ras Lanuf refinery has returned to the forefront again after the decision of the Minister of Oil, Mohamed Aoun, to stay away from the scene in light of the escalation of the crisis and the insistence of the Prime Minister of Western Libya, Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba, to ignore him.

The platform indicated, in its report, that the Ras Lanuf refinery is one of the crises raised by Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun, as he linked his approval of the procedures for transferring ownership of the foreign partner to a third party to the new investor having international experience.

It pointed out that Aoun, in a recent statement, called on Dabaiba to take a clear position regarding the leadership crisis in the Ministry of Oil, either by correcting the situation, or by issuing a decision to dismiss him from the position of Minister of Oil and Gas in his government.

It explained that the Libyan-Emirati company “Lerco” manages the “Ras Lanuf” oil refinery, and is jointly owned by the National Oil Corporation, representing the Libyan state, and the “Trusta” company, affiliated with the Emirati “Al-Ghurair” group.

It continued that in March, the Minister of Oil informed the Prime Minister of his agreement to accept the Ras Lanuf refinery deal, provided that the partner is a qualified international entity according to special regulations, explaining that the Oil Corporation did not present to the Energy Affairs Council the results of its negotiations with the Emirati company Trusta regarding the refinery.