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US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs
World
November 23, 2021
US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to…
Saudi shares fall on weak oil, set for weekly loss
Middle East
November 18, 2021
Saudi shares fall on weak oil, set for weekly loss
Nov 18 (Reuters) – Saudi shares eased in early trade on Thursday and were set for a weekly loss, tracking…
Mobile vehicles deployed in Aswan to provide food commodities
Egypt
November 16, 2021
Mobile vehicles deployed in Aswan to provide food commodities
Minister of Supply and Domestic Trade Ali al-Moselhy instructed that mobile vehicles be dispatched to aid places affected by torrential…
Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow
Middle East
November 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The tightest of smiles on his face and the fabric of his traditional thobe swirling about…
Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
Middle East
November 10, 2021
Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Vietnamese oil tanker earlier seized by Iran was free in open water Wednesday,…
Gulf Arab states, squeezed by climate change, still tout oil
Middle East
October 27, 2021
Gulf Arab states, squeezed by climate change, still tout oil
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The global energy transition is perhaps nowhere more perplexing than in the Arabian Peninsula, where…
Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon
Middle East
October 12, 2021
Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon
ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of Lebanon’s…
Exclusive: Under US sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Exclusive: Under US sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal
CARACAS/HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate…
Protesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline – ministry
Middle East
September 25, 2021
Protesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline – ministry
KHARTOUM, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Protesters in eastern Sudan shut a pipeline that carries imported crude oil to the capital…
Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria’s coast
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria’s coast
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A massive oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil…