The important issue for America in Libya is oil.
Washington behaves as if the billions of barrels of oil accumulated in Libya are part of the real assets of American companies.
Oil is still the main component in planning US policies in oil-rich countries, especially poor and war-torn countries; Washington’s main strategy in this regard is trying to increase production and lower oil prices, and support American oil companies. A strategy in line with which the national interests of countries and their rulers are of little value; Libya can be seen as a clear example of such a situation.
According to the report of “Al-Mayadeen Net” website, the oil tension between America and Libya has intensified recently, and the government of “Osame Hamad” asked Richard Norland, the special representative of the US government in Libya, to respect the sovereignty of this country. He also warned about the consequences of stopping Libyan oil exports.
According to this report, the words of the new Prime Minister of Libya indicate Washington’s attempt to destroy the Libyan oil industry, as has happened and is happening in other parts of the Arab world.
The new government of Libya has threatened to stop the production and export of oil if the country’s judiciary is unable to fulfill its duties in monitoring the accounts and funds of the National Oil Company.
In response to this position of the Libyan government, Richard Norland, the representative of the United States, has also asked the Libyan political groups to refrain from closing down the oil facilities. It is considered useful for solving the problems related to the distribution of oil revenues.
This position of the American representative, however, was met with the reaction of “Osame Hammad” he said that the words of Richard Norland are a clear interference in the internal affairs of Libya. The Prime Minister of Libya also asked the US special envoy not to put the interests of foreign countries before the interests of the Libyan people.
The role of oil in relations between America and Libya
The oil case is a central issue in the way Washington deals with Libya, which strengthens its presence in Libya’s internal affairs through companies active in the oil field, especially the American companies Halliburton and Honeywell International, which, according to the Wall Street Journal, have signed contracts worth one billion and four million dollars in the field of extraction and development of oil fields with the Libyan National Oil Company.
In the coastal city of Sirte, Halliburton Company plans to develop the “Al-Zahra” oil field based on a contract worth 1 billion dollars. will take authority.
