Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has ordered an increase in salaries for the Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG), who have been demanding better pay and benefits.
The PFG is a unit responsible for securing oil facilities in Libya.
On February 15, they issued a statement demanding that the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) meet their demands, or they would shut down oil fields within 10 days.
Their demands included raising their salaries to the same level as those of the Libyan army, and incorporating them financially into the National Oil Corporation (NOC).
On February 25, the PFG announced that they had closed all oil export terminals and fields in Libya.
In response, Prime Minister Dbeibah issued a decree on February 26 ordering the relevant authorities to adjust the salaries of the PFG to be equal to those of the Libyan army.
The decree is seen as an attempt to appease the PFG and avert a further disruption to Libya’s oil production.