Libya to Replace Acting Oil Minister

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Libya’s acting oil minister Omar Shakmak, is being replaced by Mustafa Sanallah, the country’s state-run oil firm’s chairman. Shakmak is resigning after he was told by the country’s prime minister, Abdullah al Thinni he was being replaced.

“I will abide by the decision because it is not a matter of job but it is Libya. We can serve Libya in different jobs,” Shakmak told Reuters by phone.

NOC spokesman Mohammed El Hariri said Sanallah had been told he would take over Shakmak’s job as deputy oil minister while remaining at the helm of NOC. Since there has been an oil minister for months Sanallah will effectively become acting oil minister.

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