Tag: Oil and gas industry
Swiss banker to Venezuelan kleptocrats becomes star witness
MIAMI — Matthias Krull pulls up his pant leg and slides a gardening shear on the ankle monitor that for two years has been...
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town
JOHANNESBURG — Fierce fighting for control of Mozambique's strategic northern town of Palma left beheaded bodies strewn in the streets Monday, with heavily armed...
Beleaguered Syria suffers also due to Suez Canal closure
BEIRUT — Syria has begun rationalizing the distribution of fuel in the war-torn country amid concerns of delays of shipments arrivals resulting from a...
Putin hails Russian military’s performance in Arctic drills
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed the military's performance during recent Arctic drills, part of Moscow's efforts to expand its presence...
Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon
BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday.
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Recharged: Energy seen as big winner after disastrous 2020
Energy companies spent the first quarter of 2021 recharging from a draining year. Wall Street expects that growth to continue as energy companies and...
Jihadi rebels hit town in north Mozambique near gas project
JOHANNESBURG — Jihadi rebels are fighting to capture Palma, a strategic town in northern Mozambique where fighting continued Thursday after launching a three-pronged assault...
University of Michigan OKs ‘net zero’ carbon emission plan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The University of Michigan announced a plan Thursday to achieve “net zero” carbon footprint status for its $12.5 billion endowment...
Dubai’s deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid dies at 75
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates minister of finance, has...
States sue to undo Biden pause on US oil & gas lease sales
NEW ORLEANS — Thirteen states sued the Biden administration Wednesday to end a suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and...
