Operations Resume at Libya’s Oil Facilities Amid Guards Protest

Flows of gas from Libya to Italy and production at Libya’s Wafa field resumed on Monday after being shut down last week by protesting Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) forces over non-payment of salaries.  On Sunday, Libya's interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah approved a decision to increase salaries for PFG forces, responsible for the security of the country’s oil and gas facilities.   Last week, the PFG announced the closure of oilfields, valves and pipelines across the country, with various PFG groups coordinating…