Feds Try to Reclaim $347 Million Insurance Payout to Suncor Linked to Libya Unrest

Feds Try to Reclaim $347 Million Insurance Payout to Suncor Linked to Libya Unrest
FILE PHOTO: Suncor Energy facility is seen in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada August 21, 2019. Candace Elliott/REUTERS/File Photo
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The federal government is trying to reclaim nearly $350 million in insurance paid to Suncor Energy Inc. in the wake of political unrest in Libya.

The oil giant claimed $300 million in risk mitigation payments for losses linked to Libyan energy assets after fighting between rival political factions spread to the country’s oil crescent region in 2015, a Federal Court judge said in a ruling this week.