Libyan officials said Tuesday they expected to reopen oil ports next week following an agreement with tribes whose members had blockaded terminals for several months.

Oil exports from Libya have been reduced to a trickle in the past fourth months at oil terminals in the Eastern part of the country because of the action of tribes people, some of whom work at the ports and were on strike.

"The exports will reopen on the 15th [December.] There was an agreement" between leaders of tribes to which the strikers belong, said Najib Mukhtar, a member of the energy committee of Libya's parliament, the General National Congress. The agreement, which follows a meeting between tribes in Eastern Libya , "is to set up a committee for observation of exports" with representatives from all parts of the country.

The remarks were also confirmed by a spokesman from the Petroleum Facilities Guard, whose members have been among those blocking the ports.

Ibrahim Jadhran, the main leader of the strikers in Eastern Libya , couldn't be reached for comment on his cellphones.

Previous promises to restart exports, however, haven't been fulfilled.

Some leaders of the strikers have previously alleged exports weren't accounted properly and some of their proceeds were missing. They also had other grievances and were demanding more jobs for locals.
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