The valuable part of the Libyan situation may not take all that long to resolve. The rebels have retaken the important oil ports of Brega and Ras Lanuf, and are headed to Sirte, Qadaffi’s dreamed of new capitol. If Sirte falls quickly, then there is mostly open road to the area of Misrata which has been rebelling heroically. Three quarters of the oil areas are now in the hands of the rebels and could probably start exporting again in a few weeks. See my latest post of AOL News with 500 more photos. I looked at the first 50 which showed rebels in control of the above two oil ports plus several smaller towns on the main road to Sirte.
When the oil revenues come in, who will benefit and who will make the decisions where the money will be spent? Those who will make the decisions will be the players who will hold the cards, be they (the cards) Aces or Deuces and how will those cards be played is the thing which worries me. May those, with the cards, be holding Deuces.
I would not discount the potential for government forces to destroy a lot of the oil/gas infrastructure if they (lead by Gaddafi) feel the end point has been reached. Things remain... fluid.