[wanabidii] Oil prices are so low it's cheaper to sail 9,000km around Africa than cross the Suez Canal and pay fees (M&G Africa)

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Oil prices are so low it's cheaper to sail 9,000km around Africa than cross the Suez Canal and pay fees   There are signs that low prices are bad for criminals too, so they are focusing more on ransoming ship crews, than stealing the crude on the vessels

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