Dong Energy considers sale of oil and gas assets to focus on windfarms

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Sale could help Danish company enhance position as leading exponent of wind power in UK

The biggest windfarm operator in the UK is considering selling its oil and gas business, four decades after it was set up to manage Denmark's North Sea oilfields. Dong Energy, which is majority owned...

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