Abandoned the main tribes, the Libyan prime minister recognized by the international community Fayez al-Sarraj and his government of national unity (GNA) are struggling even with the national oil company (NOC) which holds the purse strings of the proceeds from exports of crude oil, currently the only legitimate source of Libyan currency.
Mustafa Sanalla NOC head, criticized GNA for having decided to close the Ministry of Petroleum and cut production, in what it considers an abuse of jurisdiction to the detriment of the NOC. Sanalla said al-Sarraj is "going beyond his authority," referring to recent government measure that assigns the prime minister (that is, to himself) - and not Sanalla - contract management, investments, projects and oil supply, leaving the NOC only a performer role of government plans.
The NOC has has officially requested the withdrawal of the measure by which al-Sarraj has tried to cash directly export revenues of crude that currently the NIC manages the seats terminal under the control of Haftar troops in the "Crescent"
Moreover Sanalla is considered a non-partisan character, who enjoys the respect of all parties to the conflict and has worked hard in recent months to re-attract the confidence of international investors. The attempt to deprive his authority has not proved a good deal for al-Sarraj, now more and more isolated.
In support of Sanalla have spoken the five ambassadors of the countries with a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, saying jointly that "the oil infrastructure, production and export revenues belong to the Libyan people and must remain under the NOC administration’’.
In fact now the man on whom Rome has given the task to stabilize Libya and stop the illegal immigrant flows to Italy does not seem to enjoy even more the support of the Un which created his government.
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