Thechoice of Mabrouk Issa Abu Harroura - known to have worked for Libya'sZueitina Oil Company as well as in the oil sector abroad - came as a surprisebecause Ben Yazza was widely expected to keep the portfolio given his longexperience in the Libyan oil industry.
BenYazza is a former executive of Italy’s Eni which is the largest foreigninvestor in Libya’s upstream sector.
