Talk:Sanctions Against Libya

Generally; could you get rid of the spaces, just one line space between paragraphs etc. DONE, WILL DO FOR OTHER ARTICLES TO KEEP IN LINE WHEN CHECKING THROUGH ALSO.

-"Nevertheless, it was later announced that these exemptions would not be extended beyond 30 June.[5]" - guessing you mean 1986 but could you check/make it clear

"When American IOCs suspended operations" -first mention of IOCs, spell it out. DONE.

Is this whole section from reference 11? seems strange that that page would have details of oil production when it seems to be about sanctions rather than oil stuff...

Economic impact of Sanctions . Prior to the 1982 sanctions, US oil imports form Libya were approximately 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), down from 700,000 bpd in 1981 due to the economic environment. In 1981 US oil company assets in Libya were valued at $500m and US companies accounted for 1/3 of Libyan production.

When American IOCs suspended operations in Libya following the 1986 sanctions, oil production in Libya was reportedly maintained by European oil companies. The effect of the UN resolution on exporting oil appeared to be minimal. It banned the sale to Libya of pumps and other equipment used to load crude oil for shipments abroad,an obstacle not difficult to overcome. The sanctions were said to be 'a nuisance to both government and population', delayed some investment in the oil industry and contributed to a rise in inflation due to the increased cost of imports. However Colonel Gaddafi's economic policies and the fall in oil prices led to much deterioration in economic life.

In 1999 Libyan estimates put the cost of the sanctions at some $33 billion, however the World Bank estimated that sanctions had cost Libya as much as $18 billion in lost revenue, mostly as a result of underinvestment in oil.[11] OOPS, SORRY. HAD JUST NOTICED LINK DIRECTED TO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PAGE OF SAME SITE. ALL SORTED NOW.

---Also, next section, Lifting of Sanctions

Following the imposition of UN and US sanctions, Libya entered a period of increasing international isolation. - no reference and nowhere in the next reference says that? APPROPRIATE REFERENCE INSERTED.

JOHNNY'S EMBEDDED COMMENTS ALSO SEEN TOO ON THIS ARTICLE.