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Rockhopper, the oil and gas outfit that originated in the Falklands and now has operations in Egypt, Croatia and Italy, is in a legal fight with Italy about an offshore discovery. \u201cThe dispute relates to a decision by Italy\u2019s ministry of economic development in February 2016 not to award Rockhopper a production concession covering the Ombrina Mare project in the Adriatic,\u201d the Financial Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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