Will Libyan oil solve global petrol-pump price problems?

As global oil prices began to fall slightly last week, it turned out there was an unlikely candidate to thank for the change.

Although the United States has been urging Saudi Arabia to pump more oil to ease market pressures, the Saudis have not really responded to those requests in any significant way. Instead, market analysts noted, it was oil from Libya that had helped bring global oil prices back down to under $100 (€98) a barrel in early August.

After a tumultuous monthslong decrease,…