Circle Oil freezes Libya shareholding

Circle Oil, the exploration group focused on north Africa, has frozen the shareholding of Libya Oil Holdings in the group

Circle Oil, the exploration group focused on north Africa, has frozen the shareholding of Libya Oil Holdings in the group. Libya Oil Holdings has a 17.75 per cent stake in AIM-listed Circle, which has interests in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Namibia and Oman.

The shareholding was frozen under the terms of an EU order.

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