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Libya: parliament speaker, NOC chief discuss fuel crisis

The Libyan House of Representatives chamber during an earlier session, file photo
A session of Libya's House of Representatives (file)

Madar (Benghazi) - The speaker of Libya's House of Representatives, accompanied by his second deputy, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, met National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Masoud Suleman at the House headquarters in Benghazi, according to the Libyan news agency LANA.

According to the agency, the meeting covered the main problems facing the oil sector, the fuel supply crisis and its impact on citizens, and possible solutions and measures to "put an end to it".

The two sides also discussed the need for a clear vision to raise oil production capacity and for an estimated budget to address the NOC's challenges, including maintenance and development of oil infrastructure and facilities.

They agreed that the NOC chairman and the heads of its departments would brief the House in the coming period on the state of the sector, its challenges, the measures taken and its development plans, the agency said.

The agency did not give a date for the briefing or any figures on production or the size of the proposed budget.

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