| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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What's ahead for France's New Oil Giant SYNERGIES At least 4,000 job losses are expected so the group can achieve up to $2 billion in cost cuts ACQUISITIONS A takeover or merger with Spain's Repsol YPF or Italy's ENI could be on the cards to strengthen TotalFina's position in Europe EXPLORATION Using its strong position in Iraq and Iran, it may try to persuade Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to open up their industry DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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RELATED ITEMS Totalfina's Totally New Game (int'l edition) TABLE: What's ahead for France's New Oil Giant ``France Is Changing Rapidly'' (int'l edition) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
