Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2020. It was answered by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 March 2020 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Libya: Oil

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure Khalifa Hiftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, is unable to illegally sell oil to international markets.

Answer: The Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation is the sole Libyan oil company with the authority to export Libyan oil. The UK condemns any attempts illicitly to export oil from Libya. In February, the UK led work to agree Security Council Resolution 2509 which extended the authorisations and measures imposed by Resolution 2146 relating to illicit oil exports. The resolutions enable the Sanctions Committee to designate vessels undertaking illicit oil exports and member states to interdict vessels so designated.

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