The Chairman of the Directors Board of the National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla, said in a press statement: « The current situation in the oil sector is the worst ever, and the sector has not gone through such a situation before, due to the lack of sufficient funds. We obtained huge revenues that we transferred to the government and we did not get anything. The money was not transferred to the National Oil Corporation and we are talking about a lot of debts on the Corporation. The existing debts amounted to 3 billion and 800 million and we entered into many contracts and commitments worth 6.5 billion. »
He added: « Unfortunately, this situation cast a shadow over the situation of the oil companies affiliated with the Corporation, among which are companies such as Jowfe Oil Technology that have not received their salaries since last October. The workers in these companies are Libyans and they have families to support them and they have obligations. They provide a great work for the oil sector and without them we would not be able to product. Jowfe Oil Technology also wants debts of 140 million dinars from the rest of the companies in the institution, also the month of Ramadan is coming and we are now thinking about catering operations for employees and workers in the institution amid the large debts on us. »