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U.S. military launches 'decisive and powerful' strikes against Houthis
Mar 15, 2025 (UPI)
"Today, I have ordered the United States military to launch decisive and powerful military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen," Trump said in a Truth...
Oil spill in Ecuador river brings emergency declaration
Mar 15, 2025 (AFP)
The spill, believed to have been caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has contaminated a section of the Esmeraldas River in the province of th...
China urges end to 'illegal' sanctions as it hosts Iran nuclear talks
Mar 14, 2025 (AFP)
The United States withdrew from a landmark 2015 deal, which imposed curbs on Tehran's nuclear development in return for sanctions relief, during US President Do...
Niger expels three Chinese oil executives: reports
Mar 14, 2025 (AFP)
Several Nigerien media reported that authorities had given two days' notice to leave the country to the Chinese managers from the China National Petroleum Corpo...
BP says gas leak stopped off coast of Senegal, Mauritania
Mar 13, 2025 (AFP)
One of four wells at the GTA field was found leaking near an area Greenpeace Africa said was "home to the largest deep-water coral reef, a unique ecosystem in t...
Iraq says seeking alternatives to Iran gas
Mar 13, 2025 (AFP)
"Previously, we only had imports from Iran, but there are government directives and a political will to rely on multiple sources of imports," said Saad Jassem, ...
U.S. officials act to block illicit Iranian oil trade with China
Mar 13, 2025 (UPI)
The Department of State and Department of Treasury on Thursday announced sanctions against China, India and an Iranian minister and identified three vessels tha...
Nord Stream methane leak larger than initial estimates
Mar 11, 2025 (SPX)
According to the study, methane emissions from the rupture ranged between 445,000 and 485,000 tonnes, significantly higher than earlier estimates, which suggest...
Search ends for missing crew member after North Sea collision
Mar 10, 2025 (AFP)
HM Coastguard rescued 36 crew members from the Stena Immaculate tanker and Solong container vessel, with one taken to hospital. "One crew member of the Solong r...
Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, Mauritania
Mar 07, 2025 (AFP)
The Mauritanian government said last week the leak had been discovered on February 19 at a well in the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, which was jointly dev...
Leak at new gas field off Senegal, Mauritania
Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field shared by the two west African countries began operating on December 31. It was jointly developed by BP, American company...
S.Sudan general, oil minister arrested in threat to peace deal
Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)
South Sudan, the world's youngest country, ended a five-year civil war in 2018 with a power-sharing agreement between bitter rivals, President Salva Kiir and hi...
Chinese lessons in Saudi schools show growing ties
Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)
Mandarin's entry into public schools is the latest sign of growing ties between Saudi Arabia and China, as the oil-rich Gulf kingdom pushes to diversify its eco...
BP ditches climate targets in pivot back to oil and gas
Feb 26, 2025 (AFP)
The strategy overhaul comes after a difficult trading year for BP, which is under pressure from investors to boost its share price as countries look to slash em...
Iraq, BP finalise deal to develop new oil fields
Feb 25, 2025 (AFP)
The mega-project covers petroleum production, the rehabilitation of existing facilities, the capture and use of natural gas produced alongside crude oil, and po...
Greenpeace trial begins in North Dakota in key free speech case
Feb 24, 2025 (AFP)
At the heart of the case is the Dakota Access Pipeline, where nearly a decade ago, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe led one of the largest anti-fossil fuel protest...
UK to invest GBP 200 million in site of oil refinery closure
Feb 23, 2025 (AFP)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government would invest in "new opportunities" at Grangemouth in central Scotland to "ensure the long-term future of the in...
US pipeline case heads to court in high-stakes free speech fight
Feb 23, 2025 (AFP)
At the heart of the lawsuit is the Dakota Access Pipeline, which transports fracked crude oil from North Dakota to refineries and on to markets worldwide. Conte...
Brazil joins OPEC charter on energy cooperation
Feb 18, 2025 (AFP)
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in December 2023 that Brazil -- the world's eighth-largest oil producer -- would participate in OPEC+ without giving de...
Baghdad hopes to resume Kurdish oil exports within week: minister
Feb 17, 2025 (AFP)
Oil exports have been a major point of tension between Baghdad and Arbil, with a major pipeline through Turkey shut since 2023 over legal disputes and technical...
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