Winners and losers in Libya: Western companies win, Chinese lose
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An oil refinery in Libya burns during the rebels' push towards Tripoli. (Source: Sean Smith/ The Guardian)
By James M. Dorsey
The winners and losers in the competition for post-Qaddafi reconstruction contracts are starting to emerge as rebel officials turn their attention to rebuilding their nation’s severely damaged oil industry even as they are posed to…