One US dollar jumped above 7 Libyan dinars at the black market on Tuesday over turmoil at the oil crescent region and uncertainty for the country's crude exports.

On Monday, one US dollar was sold for 6.5 Libyan dinars and expectations were high to have even lower exchange rates for the benefit of the dinar this week, especially after the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Sunday that it had sent a damage assessment committee to the oil terminals so exports can resume in contested Ras Lanuf and Al-Sidra ports.

A hike in foreign currencies' exchange rates, however; was registered Tuesday after Khalifa Haftar decided to hand over the control of the oil terminals to the illegitimate parallel NOC in Benghazi

Experts in Libya see the dinar going into a harsh slide with the unfolding of more rivalry for the country's only source of revenue and foreign currency.

US dollar, particularly, reached unprecedented highs against the Libyan dinar with some time registering 10 dinars and some months staying at the level of 9 dinars per one dollar, all due to speculations and uncertain Central Bank policies, coupled with the recent fighting at the oil crescent.