In a joint press conference with the UN Acting Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, said on Monday that the mission of the new Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) is based on three components. Firstly, the industrial security of the corporation, secondly, a new protection force equipped with highly modern technologies, and thirdly a combat military force consisting of battalions to protect oil installations.

Both parties clarified that there is no dispute over how the new guards’ unit would be formed, indicating that their commander will be chosen by the oil corporation itself. 

The talks emanate from the meetings of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC), which represent the military track led by the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to resolve the crisis.