In addition, the increased complexity of operations in remote locations would also increase the revenue per rig figure in the region.

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Though the Fringe has an international reputation, around two-thirds of its audiences comes from the Edinburgh region, a figure that surprises most visitors.

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At a conference dinner I sat next to another seminal figure from the "tiger" era of the region, Gordon Wu of Hopewell Holdings.

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Kurdish officials claim their region holds 45 billion barrels, though that figure cannot be confirmed independently.

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But one senior Popular Party figure, Jose Antonio Monago, who is the president of the Extremadura region, expressed concern.

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You can probably also figure, from that list, that a sense of financial stability in that region is both important and desirous.

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In the U.S. the figure was 98.7 liters per person, while in the Asia Pacific region, it was just 22.1, according to research consultancy International Wine and Spirits.

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He puts a figure for the number of men he wants to hire for each part of the Samarra region.

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