BBC News, 6
April 2014
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Two Libyan oil terminals are due to reopen after the government and rebels reached an agreement.
Libya's justice
minister said the terminals of Zueitina and Hariga would reopen on Sunday.
Two other
ports, Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, will be reopened after two to four weeks of
negotiations.
Oil traders
have been watching the talks closely, keen to know when Libyan oil is going to
re-enter the market after eight months of disruption.
Zueitina is
located to the south of the city of Benghazi and Hariga is east of the city.
Potentially
the two ports could increase Libya's crude oil exports by about 200,000 barrels
per day.
That would
be a big boost to the nation's output, which is currently running at around
150,000 barrels per day.
"The
ports Zueitina and Hariga will be handed over to the state with the signature
of this agreement.
"The
protesters are banned from returning or obstructing work at the ports,"
Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani said.
Negotiations
with the government have been difficult and previous agreements have broken
down.
Rebels have
been demanding a greater share of Libya's oil wealth and more regional
autonomy.
Rogue
tanker
Last month
US forces returned a tanker that had been loaded with oil by the rebels to the
Libyan government.
The North
Korea-flagged ship Morning Glory had been loaded at the port of Sidra and
evaded a naval blockade before being boarded by US Navy Seals south of Cyprus.
Its evasion
prompted parliament to sack Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
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