Forbes | Freeport McMoRan Puts Controversial Oil And Gas Assets Up For Sale After Icahn ... Forbes Nearly three years ago, copper miner Freeport FCX +0.00% was widely ridiculed by investors and analysts for spending $9 billion to diversify into the energy business through the acquisitions of McMoran Exploration and Plains Exploration. Now, just ... Freeport-McMoRan Considers Exiting Oil and Gas Business UPDATE 3-Freeport trims board, reviews oil and gas; shares jump A $12 billion commodities giant is thinking about ditching the oil business |