An agreement between members of the PFG (Petroleum Facilities Guard – security service for oil installations) and the head of the Interim Government of National Unity of Libya allowed the resumption of work at the Zawiya oil refinery and the oil and gas complex. Mellit gas, the Libyan channel The Libya Observer reported on February 26.
The head of Libya’s Interim Government of National Unity, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, ordered that the salaries of security personnel at oil facilities be determined in accordance with the uniform salary of military personnel of the Libyan army.
Dbeibah’s decision satisfied members of the PFG (Petroleum Facilities Guard) and they stopped blocking oil and gas facilities in Libya.
Previously, PFG members said they were giving the government ten days to respond to their demands, in particular a 67% increase in salaries. If the demands were not met, the guards threatened to close oil fields and ports throughout Libya.
Recall that on February 21, 2024, members of the PFG closed oil refineries in Zawiya, Misrata, and stopped work at the Mellit oil and gas complex.
Members of the Oil Facilities Guard Service (PFG) demanded the payment of back wages and the provision of health insurance similar to that received by employees of the Libyan National Oil Corporation.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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