The past two days have seen forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) seize and then lose a key oilfield in the south, suggesting that General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) is still the king of the country’s oil. On Wednesday, the GNA announced it had taken control of the El Feel oilfield, which produces about 70,000 bpd, pushing Haftar’s forces out. Later that same day, Haftar’s LNA launched airstrikes at the gates of the facilities, retaking the oilfield without causing any damage. On Thursday, forces loyal to Haftar said that Chadian forces working for the GNA were preparing to attack the nearby Sharara oilfield , the country’s largest, Reuters reported. LNA warplanes claim to have repelled the attack, though this could not be confirmed independently. Production at El Feel had been suspended on Wednesday, but was gradually restarting by Thursday, as confirmed by the Libyan […]