The National Oil Corporation issued a statement condemning the remarks made by the head of the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, regarding the corporation’s affiliation with the United Arab Emirates and its obtaining special privileges in the Libyan oil sector, as well as accusing the chairman of the corporation’s board of directors of being of Emirati nationality. The statement emphasized that all of these claims are completely untrue and simply “lies”.

The National Oil Corporation stated in its statement that Al-Mishri’s remarks are baseless and have no connection to reality, and that the only explanation for this is that they are part of a systematic campaign, perhaps fabricated by Al-Mishri and its leaders, aimed at undermining the Libyan oil sector and destabilizing its administrative stability and introducing this vital strategic sector into political conflicts.

The National Oil Corporation demanded that Al-Mishri apologize for his misconduct and false allegations, emphasizing that it reserves the right of its board of directors to resort to the national judiciary if he does not stop making such claims.