Whenever a major oil-producing region is engulfed in prolonged warfare, speculation starts to abound regarding all the potential changes to its oil and gas policy and the companies willing to take a share in its projects. The future of Iraqi oil production seems more or less settled for the upcoming years with international majors operating the most complex and grand-scale enterprises, whilst the Iraqi state companies generate know-how. Syria, too, despite occasional flareups, seems to have decided which way to go with its hydrocarbon projects – the likelihood that state-affiliated companies from Russia or China will play a crucial role in re-erecting the country’s damaged infrastructure is higher than ever. But what about Libya? The above question might be put a tad differently – projects which remained safe throughout the past months and years will surely remain as they function today but what would happen to the ones near […]