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WORKBOATS THE OSV MARKET

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Market

Which way is Up?

The environment in oil patches onshore and offshore alike has been challenging throughout 2019; worries about an eco- nomic slowdown – whether cyclical or in- duced by a trade war – have weighed heav- ily on oil prices, even in the face of reduced production by the big producers. Though storm clouds persist, there appears a clearing on the horizon

By Barry Parker

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