positive factors --------------- * The International Energy Agency expects an additional 200,000 barrels per day of oil will be needed to make up for a shortfall of power generation after Japan's nuclear disaster, the IEA's Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka was quoted in a German newspaper as saying. [ID:nLDE72H0E6] Negative factors ----------------- http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-march-31 Gaddafi's foreign minister has flown to Britain and is reportedly seeking refuge after abandoning the regime in Libya. A former spy chief, Koussa is not guaranteed a warm reception in the country, after he was expelled as Libyan ambassador to the UK, having said he would attempt to eliminate political opponents there. Al Jazeera's Tim Friend has more. 2:24am Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught, reporting from Tripoli, says that Moussa Koussa's defection doesn't necessarily mean Gaddafi will be leaving power any time soon: Will this be seen by Gaddafi as a sign he has no friends left? Who knows? He is a law to himself. We haven't heard from him much recently, and we've also not heard much from his sons.
Jesus - strong pit opening! Can only see the following headline on Bloomy to help explain some of the move * Roubini global analyst says Libya energy production could remain offline for protracted period *