decrepit

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They loaded salvageable sofas and home appliances onto decrepit blue pickup trucks in the unmistakable 1960s design of local brand Zamyad.

From Barron's

Dimming the upbeat declarations is a harsh reality: It will likely take at least a decade — and perhaps $200 billion or more — to restore the country’s decrepit hydrocarbon infrastructure, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times

U.S. and Venezuelan oil experts say the law will likely benefit companies already in Venezuela, but won’t be enough to attract new foreign investments needed to revive the decrepit oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuba produces about 40,000 barrels a day of sulfur- and metals-laden heavy crude that feeds the country’s decrepit power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal

Venezuela will benefit if U.S. oil companies modernize the country’s decrepit oil production facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal