Tag: oil
New research harnesses AI and satellite imagery to reveal the expanding footprint of human activity at sea
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new st
U.S. approves oil drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge amid environmental concerns
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt on Monday approved an oil and gas leasing...
5G empowers oil, gas production in NW China’s Taklimakan Desert
A 5G base station that recently began operation in the heart of Taklimakan Desert is...
Nigeria oil industry scrambles as price fall slams economy
The collapse in oil prices linked to the coronavirus crisis has seen Nigeria's revenues from...
Oil mixed as Fed chief warns about virus recovery
Oil prices were mixed as traders weighed downbeat comments from the US Fed head about...
Vietnamese tanker captain jailed over Shell oil theft
A Vietnamese tanker captain has been jailed in Singapore for his part in a scheme...
Cyprus petitions ICC over Turkey’s offshore drilling
Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice at The Hague to protect its offshore...
Ukraine, Russia sign oil transit deal for next decade
Moscow and Kiev have renewed an agreement on transit of Russian oil via Ukraine to...
Oil prices tumble ahead of OPEC meeting, global stocks fall
Oil prices tumbled yesterday on expectations OPEC next week won't take aggressive action to boost...
Iran announces discovery of massive oil field
Iran has discovered a massive new oil field, President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday, a find...
Nigeria targets oil companies for a greater share of profits
In a move Nigeria's president hailed as a "landmark moment", Africa's largest oil producer approved...
Bits of oil from Brazil spill reach whale sanctuary
Fragments of oil from spills plaguing Brazil's coast for three month have reached a humpback...
Oil spill threatens rare Bangladesh dolphin breeding zone
An oil spill on a river in southeast Bangladesh has threatened the breeding ground of...
Picture of oil-stained Brazilian boy goes viral
A boy walks ashore in Brazil in filthy waist-high water with a look of exasperation...
Protecting oil: Trump’s latest Syria strategy under question
After abruptly pulling US troops who protected Kurdish fighters, President Donald Trump has identified protecting...
Shell exits Caspian Sea oil project
Energy major Royal Dutch Shell said yesterday it has pulled out of a major oil...
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about untrackable China ships carrying Iran oil: officials
The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships' transponders to...
Saudi Arabia promises concrete proof Iran behind oil strikes
Saudi Arabia promised evidence today linking its main regional adversary Iran to an unprecedented attack...
Use stocks or pump more oil to tame soaring prices?
In the face of soaring crude prices, oil consuming and producing nations essentially have two...
Attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom’s supply
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's...