Libya's provisional authority says five international energy firms are resuming operations in the country, a critical step in Tripoli's efforts to rebuild an economy wracked by civil unrest and sanctions. National Transitional Authority member Aref Ali Nayed said on Friday that the companies include Italian oil giant ENI. He made the comments during Paris meetings between members of Libya's interim ruling council and foreign officials who are working to find specific ways to help the country emerge from months of fighting Moammar Gadhafi.NTC military spokesman Colonel Ahmad Bani said Gadhafi had no connection to Libyans at all and accused him of trying to flee the country. Bani also said the NTC's forces wanted to avoid bloodshed as they sought to take over Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. But he said they were ready and able to have a decisive battle if Gadhafi loyalists there did not surrender within the next week.