oil fields
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
Middle East
June 5, 2020
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Mohammed Haider, a security worker in Iraq’s southern oilfields, thought he was safe after signing a…
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
Middle East
November 19, 2019
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field…
Iraq, Germany’s Siemens sign power agreement
Middle East
May 1, 2019
Iraq, Germany’s Siemens sign power agreement
Iraq’s government and German industrial conglomerate Siemens have signed a framework agreement to upgrade the electricity grid of the power-strapped…
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk,…
Iraq’s Qayyara oil fields won’t return to production before Mosul retaken: spokesman
Business
August 30, 2016
Iraq’s Qayyara oil fields won’t return to production before Mosul retaken: spokesman
Iraq doesn't expect to resume production from the northern Qayyara oil region before the capture of nearby Mosul from Islamic…
Alexandria 2 oil fields to make Egypt regional energy center: minister
Business
November 16, 2015
Alexandria 2 oil fields to make Egypt regional energy center: minister
Egypt's two newly discovered oil fields, Zohr and North Alexandria, which will start production in 2017, will help make Egypt…
South Sudan rebels claim to be closing in on oil fields
World
April 24, 2014
South Sudan rebels claim to be closing in on oil fields
Rebels in South Sudan said Thursday they were closing in on key oil fields and two state capitals, predicting an…
Islamists attack Algerian gas field, kill, kidnap foreigners
World
January 16, 2013
Islamists attack Algerian gas field, kill, kidnap foreigners
Islamist militants attacked a gas production field in southern Algeria on Wednesday, kidnapping at least seven foreigners and killing a…
Sudan intensifies bombing of disputed town
World
April 16, 2012
Sudan intensifies bombing of disputed town
Sudan shelled a disputed border town seized by South Sudan, a southern military official said Monday, as clashes spread near…
Rebels say Qadhafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain
World
April 7, 2011
Rebels say Qadhafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain
Tripoli -- Libya accused Britain of damaging an oil pipeline in an air strike, hours after rebels said government attacks…