Energy Committee of the Libyan Parliament affirmed neutrality of the oil sector and stability of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) represented in the Board of Directors, which represents all workers in the oil sector in Libya.
The Committee considered all attempts made by outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU) nothing but suspicious political deals to shuffle papers and to aggravate political and economic situation of the Libyan state at the expense of the Libyan people’s source of income, and that it only leads to division of the most vital sector and the only source of financing for the Libyan state and its people.
The Committee stressed the legitimacy of the current NOC Board of Directors, headed by Mustafa Sanalla, confirming that the decrees of GNU Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, are not legitimate as being issued by a non-qualified party.
This came as GNU issued a decree to dismiss NOC Board of Directors, headed by Mustafa Sanalla, and formed a new board headed by Farhat bin Qadara.
Sanalla rejected the dismissal decree and said NOC is “protected by international law” and is not affiliated with the outgoing GNU.