Tour guide Hussein Al-Ammari says an oil pipeline runs through the eastern part of the ancient city.

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Elsewhere in our spring Investment Guide we offer the wisdom of Yale professor Robert Shiller on how to insulate yourself from oil-price unpleasantness ( Click here for more).

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If First Reserve's track record is any guide, in a few years it is likely to return Abbot to the public market or sell it to another oil services company.

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