Eastern Libya administration threatens oil blockade

Authorities based in eastern Libya on Saturday threatened to blockade oil exports over the Tripoli government’s use of energy revenue, accusing it of wasting billions of dollars without providing real services.
Libya has been locked in a political standoff since last year, when the parliament in eastern Libya rejected the interim Government of National Unity in Tripoli and designated a new administration that has been unable to take over in the capital.
Oil blockades have been commonly practised in Libya since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that led to years of war and haos, with both local groups and major factions cutting off supplies as a political tactic.