Maersk CEO: Nobody in the industry could buy Drilling

Anything other than a listing would have generated lower value for shareholders, says Maersk's vice CEO.

BY RITZAU FINANS

All other obvious options, including sale or an industry merger, were either not possible or unattaractive.

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