Disputed authorities in eastern Libya plan to allow the Russian company Taftnet to build an oil refinery, amid concerns over expanding Russian influence.
![Experts said that there was no need for a new refinery in eastern Libya [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2024-06/GettyImages-1218670085.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=sfQWEwWy)
![The fire broke out in the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery complex [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2022-01/GettyImages-1235953610.jpg?h=b2cb5eae&itok=8A9BplN9)
