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Freeport-McMoran Cuts 2016 Spending; Haynesville, Gulf of Mexico

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. announced additional actions in response to market conditions, including further revisions to its oil and gas capital spending plans, additional curtailments in copper and molybdenum production and the suspension of its common stock dividend.
As previously reported on August 5, 2015, Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas (FM O&G) is deferring investments in several long-term projects in response to oil and gas market conditions.
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