Arab $$The ruler of Abu dhabi paid for the Al'ain to Sohar Hwy in 1975.
99% of the road is in Oman,but the gift along with many others
was to heal old wounds and help tie the region together. Saudi and other Gulf states would want to help heal Yeman where civil and tribal strife are not
long from memory.
The recent price of oil should provide some drill $$s for CD.. I hope...imo.
IMO,also Noranda has been buying FL and now owns 56%+. Brascan owns nor too,
so settling a strike is not a priority...add to that the low cost of steel
and base metals.