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Offshore drillers brace for more pain even with bottom in sight

  Bloomberg Offshore oil-rig operators, grappling with the biggest industry downturn in a generation, say they finally have the bottom in sight. The problem is, they could be stuck there for a long time. Transocean Ltd., which owns the biggest offshore-rig fleet in the world, believes utilization for floating units will reach bottom toward the middle of next year, Chief ...

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Libya’s NOC lifts force majeure at eastern ports; exports to resume

  BENGHAZI / Reuters Libya has lifted force majeure at some of its main ports and is resuming exports, the National Oil Corporation said on Thursday. “Exports will resume immediately from Zueitina and Ras Lanuf, and will continue at Brega … exports will resume from Es Sider as soon as possible,” NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla said. He said Libya’s U.N.-backed ...

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Cairo to keep pushing for growth with step-up in project activity

  Emirates Business In 2015, Egypt was one of the fastest-growing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region – second only to Morocco – with GDP growth of 4.5 per cent. It is a clear sign that the project-led recovery plan and economic reforms initiated by Cairo are paying dividends. There has been a sharp step-up in project ...

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