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Slugcatcher on the return of the mining and oil mix

APART from BHP’s persistence in sticking with its petroleum division there is a common view that mining and oil do not mix which is why Slugcatcher was interested to see suggestions that there is a case for oil companies investing in mining.

Could new energy see a revival of the oiler with a mining arm?

Could new energy see a revival of the oiler with a mining arm?

For older readers there is nothing new in the combination of mining and oil. It's what every big oil company did in the 1970s.   The belief back then was that shared roots in the technologies needed...

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