# Wagner and allied foreign mercenaries occupied strategic Libyan oil facilities

Date: 2020

Libya's National Oil Corporation reported foreign mercenary deployments at or around Es Sider and Sharara during negotiations over restarting production. NOC subsequently identified Wagner and Syrian or Sudanese personnel in areas around major oil infrastructure controlled by the eastern camp.

## Drivers

- Haftar LNA parallel power, Tripoli offensive and oil coercion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/haftar-lna-parallel-power

## Sources

- https://noc.ly/en/noc-condemns-renewed-blockade-of-libyan-oil-exports/
- https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/libyas-noc-ready-to-lift-force-majeure-at-es-sider-oil-port/76852419

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/wagner-mercenaries-es-sider-sharara-2020