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January 04, 2013

N. African states eye major energy drive
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Jan 3, 2012
Amid the political upheaval of the dictator-toppling uprisings across the Arab world over the last two years, North African states are driving to open their energy sectors to foreign investment and boost oil and natural gas production. Global energy giants are seeking to seize economic opportunities that are emerging from the political upheaval of the Arab Spring as new, more accountable governments take their place. "It was the big finds in the Eastern Mediterranean that fundamentally c ... read more

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