Statement: The Government of National Unity is following up on technical and security reports regarding the closure of the Sharara oil field.

Tripoli - August 4, 2024 - (LANA) - The Government of National Unity said in a statement today, Sunday, that it is following up on the technical and security reports received regarding the attempt to close the Sharara oil field, which comes within the framework of new attempts at political blackmail.

It added that it clearly denounces and condemns any attempt aimed at disrupting an important economic artery such as the Sharara field, which represents about 40% of the country's oil production, and Libya's production share is 88% and the foreign operator's share is 12%, which results in the exacerbation of the suffering of the Libyan people who alone paid the price of the repeated oil closure crises that caused serious damage to the national economy and negatively affected the lives of our citizens.

The Government of National Unity stressed in its statement that oil wealth belongs to all Libyans, and it is not permissible to use it as a pressure card to achieve narrow political or personal goals, and that it will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to protect the interests of the people and defend their rights to benefit from the wealth of their country, renewing its call to use the language of reason, to uphold the interests of the homeland and the citizen, and to abandon actions that harm them.