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World Service,12 Jan 2015,18 mins

Oil Price: Using Super-tankers for Storage

Business Daily

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We explore the effect a crashing oil price is having on oil companies - it's reported some of them are renting entire ocean-going super-tankers just to store the stuff while they wait for the price to rise. Also, in the year of a crucial global Climate Summit, we ask oil analyst David Hunter, of the consultancy, Schneider Electric, what cheap oil means for the renewable energy market. A leading Malawian entrepreneur, Gospel Kazaku, reveals his recipe for how to make it in business in Africa. And Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times announces her annual awards for last year's most ludicrous business jargon.

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