ConocoPhillips, the third-biggest US oil company by market capitalisation, reported a 16 per cent drop in third-quarter earnings, citing a range of factors, including suspended operations in Libya and offshore China. The company, which next year will split its exploration and production and its refining operations into two separate companies, on Wednesday reported earnings of […]
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Switzerland eases sanctions on Libya
Switzerland will on Thursday unblock some frozen Libyan assets and allow the transfer of money to some state institutions, the Swiss government said on Wednesday. The move will allow the transfer of money and other assets to the Central Bank of Libya, the Libyan Investment Authority, the Libyan Foreign Bank and the Libyan Africa Investment […]
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French business sees $200 billion Libyan opportunity
Rebuilding Libya could be worth at least $200 billion (125 billion pounds) over 10 years, but France's role in ousting Muammar Gaddafi will not be enough to seal deals, the chief of France's overseas business federation said on Wednesday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has spearheaded military intervention in the OPEC producer and France's top firms […]