Exclusive oil sector sources told our source that the Acting Minister of Oil in the Government of National Unity, Khalifa Al-Sadiq, has dismissed the Director of Corporate Accounting at the Ministry of Oil, Muftah Belfqeera, for refusing to approve a suspicious deal.
According to the sources, Belfqeera refused to sign off on a waiver of €457 million in favor of Wintershall, representing debts owed by the company to the Libyan state following amendments to existing agreements.
The sources also confirmed that Khalifa Al-Sadiq appointed a new director for the Corporate Accounting Department, who currently works at Sarir Company, a partner of Wintershall.
