Texan oil firm strikes light crude off Côte d’Ivoire as it bets big on Africa
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Murphy Oil's discovery of light crude at the Bubale-1X well marks an expansion in Africa spanning Morocco, Cameroon, and Côte d'Ivoire but is shadowed by a $1 billion debt burden, raising concerns about its financial viability.
Murphy Oil’s find at the Bubale-1X well caps an expansion spanning Morocco and Cameroon – but a $1bn debt pile raises questions over its staying power.
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