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Oil shipment leaves Libyan port for the first time since 2014

Xinhua, September 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

An oil tanker left Libya's Ras Lanuf oil port for Italy on Wednesday morning, the first oil shipment from the war-torn country since late 2014.

"The ship Seadelta has left, carrying 776,000 barrels of crude oil to Italy," said Omran Fitori, the coordinator of receiving and shipping operations at the port. "This is the first oil export since November (2014)."

This shipment left shortly after forces loyal to the eastern government took over three major oil ports last week from militias who closed down the ports demanding more political power.

Due to continuous clashes and fighting between rival armed factions, the oil sector, the country's main source of income, has been suffering drastically since the 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Libya remains politically divided between two governments and parliaments, despite a United Nations-sponsored peace agreement signed by Libya's political rivals. Endit