Analysts: Loss of Qatar is rough for Maersk, but...

Losing out on the tender for the Al Shaheen field in Qatar is a big blow to Maersk Oil, but the company would have lost a big part of the income from the field in Qatar regardless, several analysts note. Meanwhile, Maersk has the capital to go shopping for acquisitions if the group wants to.
Photo: Claus Bonnerup/ritzau
Photo: Claus Bonnerup/ritzau
BY NIKLAS KRIGSLUND

It was a big blow to Maersk Oil that the company was not selected again after almost 25 years as a partner on the oil field Al Shaheen in Qatar. But the ordeal may be less dramatic than it looks on the surface.

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