FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Libya's El Sharara oilfield December 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/File Photo
MARJ, Libya (Reuters) - East Libyan military forces are in talks with protesting state guards to take over the nation's largest oilfield El Sharara peacefully and pass it to the state oil firm, a commander said on Monday.
The comments by Abdel-Razeq Nathouri, chief of staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Khalifa Haftar, may soothe fears of a battle for the 315,000 barrels-per-day field.
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