Libya

Talks have restarted with the German government over compensation for victims of a 1986 discotheque bombing in Berlin. German lawyers are thought to be demanding a total payment of... 2004-08-13

The WTO has agreed to consider Libya’s application for membership. BMI View: Accession to the trade body is still years away, but the fact that Libya is even considering... 2004-08-13

An alleged Libyan plot against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah may be holding up the formal establishment of a US liaison office in Tripoli – despite the... 2004-07-06

Privatisation is on the agenda, if the Libyan authorities are to be believed. BMI View: More light will need to be shed on liberalisation efforts if investor confidence in the process... 2004-07-06

Talks are underway with US oil companies, while new terms on oil and gas opening are being made public. BMI View: There is little doubt about Libya’s hydrocarbons’... 2004-06-09

The Lockerbie deal and the French UTA agreement have cleared the path to Libya’s return to the international arena, but the mid-May agreement with the German government... 2004-06-09

The launch of a new licensing round under new, improved fiscal terms, could herald Libya's re-emergence as a genuine oil power. BMI View: The country's creaking bureaucracy may, however,... 2004-05-11

With the US charm offensive having borne the desired fruit, following President George W. Bush’s lifting of unilateral sanctions on April 22, Libyan diplomacy efforts are... 2004-05-11

Our core view for Q2 was that the downturn in global oil demand as a result of spring’s arrival in the northern hemisphere would move crude prices back within OPEC’s... 2004-05-11

The return of international oil companies suggests that the long-term trend rate of growth is likely to rise over the foreast period. However, over the forecast period the risks to... 2004-04-27