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IPFS News Link • WAR: About that War

Conflict in Libya: U.S. oil companies sit on sidelines as Gaddafi maintains hold

• Washington Post
Yet even before armed conflict drove the U.S. companies out of Libya this year, their relations with Gaddafi had soured. The Libyan leader demanded tough contract terms. He sought big bonus payments up front. Moreover, upset that he was not getting more U.S. government respect and recognition for his earlier concessions, he pressured the oil companies to influence U.S. policies.

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