Posts Tagged: oil

Syria’s Assad in China, Seeks Exit From Diplomatic Isolation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, kicking off his first visit to the Asian nation since 2004 as he...

Bahrain: Economy Surges 4.9% in 2022, the Highest Rate Since 2013
i24 News - Bahrain's economy grew by 4.9% in 2022, the highest rate since 2013. The Gulf nation's growth was driven by a 6.2% jump...

‘A Great Zionist’: Lapid Urges Global Coalition to Stop Iran Nuclear Program as US President Lands in Israel
As US President Joe Biden kicked off his Middle East trip in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Israeli leaders hailed the regional visit as a “journey...

Top Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia Targets Net Zero Emissions by 2060
Saudi Arabia's crown prince said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060 and more than double its...

Iran’s Zarif Open to Oil, Gulf Security Contacts With US, Not on Israel
Iran may cooperate with the United States on oil and security in the Gulf, but not on Israel, the Iranian foreign minister said in remarks...

Oil Prices Slip Over 1% After Norway Oil Worker Strike Ends
Oil prices slipped more than 1% on Friday after an oil worker strike in Norway ended, which should boost crude output even as Hurricane Delta...

How American Energy Independence Can Free Us
In the past few weeks, Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro and his family were indicted for trafficking drugs into the United States. Maduro has cheated in...

Iraqi Kurds Smuggling Oil Through Israel to Circumvent Baghdad
Kurdistan's semi-autonomous government in Iraq (KRG) has been smuggling oil through Israel in order to bypass sales being monitored by the central government in Baghdad, Al-Jazeera reported on...

Iranian Media Claims Saudi Arabia Planning Massive New Canal to Bypass Iran-Controlled Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabia is planning to build a massive canal through Yemen to bypass the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, Iran's semi-official state news agency Fars claimed on Wednesday. The...

State Department Questions Iranian Report of US Oil Delegation Visiting Iran
The US State Department questioned on Monday a report from Iranian state-run news agencies claiming that a "delegation of oil dealers and investors from the US"...

Iran Claims New Oil Export Record of 7 Million Barrels in Single Day
Despite the continuation of economic sanctions against Iran, the country is claiming that it hit a new oil export record of 7 million barrels in...

Expert: Failure of US to Renew Israeli Emergency Oil Pact Will Not Hurt Israel
Energy expert Ed Chow of the Center for Strategic and International Studies downplayed the present day importance of the US emergency oil pact with Israel,...

Former ThyssenKrupp Chairman Who Saved Hundreds of Jewish Oil Workers During Holocaust, Dies at 99
ThyssenKrupp, one of the world's largest steel companies, said that former chairman Berthold Beitz, who was credited with saving hundreds of Jewish oil Workers during...

Israel Sets Maritime Borders
YNet - The Cabinet on Sunday ratified an agreement with Cyprus which sets Israel's maritime borders. Lebanon has rejected the borders set by the two countries,...