Egypt's Maridive posts 9-month net down 14 pct

Egypt's Maridive and Oil Services reported a 14 percent slide in net profit to $44.5 million for the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period a year earlier, the bourse said in a statement on Monday.

The biggest oil services company by fleet size in the Middle East reported net profit of $51.9 million during the same period last year, the stock exchange said.