Partition Of Libya Looms As Fight For Oil Sparks Vicious New Divide -- The Guardian
The farcical battle between the Tripoli government and a rebel militia over the refuelling of a tanker laid bare the central role that oil is playing in the splits and tensions that bedevil the country
No one paid much attention to the 21,000-tonne oil tanker Morning Glory as it churned back and forth along the north African coast earlier this month. Tankers are a common sight, carrying Libya's oil exports around the world. But on 1 March it switched off its satellite transponder and vanished from world shipping maps.
Eight days later it appeared at Libya's biggest oil port, Es Sider, blockaded since the summer by a rebel militia. Within a week its arrival would see a prime minister sacked and Libya on the brink of civil war.
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More News On The Crisis In Libya
At least 10 killed in car bombing at Libyan military base, Health Ministry says -- CNN
Car bombs kill at least eight at Libya army academy in Benghazi -- Reuters
Libya Declares Force Majeure for Eastern Hariga Oil Port -- New York Times
Libya's Zawiya refinery has technical problems, no supply issue-state media -- Reuters
Rebel Oil Shipment Prompts Political Chaos in Libya -- Voice of America
Libya's ousted Prime Minister Ali Zidan tells TV station his removal from office was invalid -- AP
Threat of Civil War in Libya after Libyan PM Ali Zeidan Ousted -- North Africa Coast
The Implosion of Libya -- Patrick Cockburn, Counter Punch
Libya: A tale of two regions and a ship -- Dr Mansour O. El-Kikhia, Al Jazeera
Why Libya's promise of success never materialized -- John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor
Libya: Heading towards bankruptcy? -- Al Jazeera
Update: Patrick Cockburn's analysis is a must read .... Three years after Gaddafi, Libya is imploding into chaos and violence -- The Independent
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