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Korea Doubles Overseas Energy Investment

January 2007 | Industry News

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Reuters reported at the end of December that South Korea intends to invest up to KRW355bn (US$381mn) securing foreign energy reserves in 2007, over double the KRW165bn allocated to projects in 2006.

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