At least two persons were charred to death and more than three others sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at an oil tanker on the Karnafuli river at Chattogram port on Thursday, officials said.
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Mexico announces its biggest oil discovery in three decades
Mexico said Friday that it has made the biggest oil discovery in the country since 1987 at the Quesqui field in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco.
Oil prices surge as attack on Saudi facility disrupts output
New York, Sept 16 – An attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing plant pushed crude prices sharply higher Monday, though its longer-term impact depends on how long production is disrupted and the attack’s future implications.
Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes
Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say.
US issues warrant to seize Iranian oil supertanker
The US Justice Department has issued a warrant to seize a detained Iranian oil tanker, a day after a judge in Gibraltar ordered it to be released.
Danger of recycled cooking oil
Life & Style Desk There is a huge volume of imported dangerous recycled cooking oil in circulation now in Bangladesh. How to determine if cooking oil is recycled oil. 1: place your cooking oil in the fridge for about 2…
North America driving global oil, gas pipeline ‘boom’
The global pace of new oil and gas pipeline onstruction has tripled in less than two decades, a multi-billion- dollar boom in infrastructure that experts warned Thursday could torpedo hopes for limiting global warming. In the first worldwide survey of…
Canada oil sands CO2 emissions hugely underestimated
Canada’s oil sands CO2 emissions are significantly higher than indicated by industry data collected using internationally recommended methods, according to a study published Tuesday. Environment Canada scientists flying over the region took atmospheric measurements and found CO2 emission intensities up…
Neutral Zone oil production will resume when deal reached with Riyadh
Oil production at the Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will resume when the two sides reach a deal, Kuwait’s oil minister said. Bhakeet Al-Rashidi told parliament production was stalled “due to technical reasons”, according to Kuwait news agency…
Bahrain discovers largest oilfield since 1932
Bahrain said it had discovered the country’s largest oilfield in decades, located off the west coast of the kingdom, according to state news agency BNA. The new tight oil and deep gas resource is expected to contain many times the…
Saudi Arabia raises fuel prices
Saudi Arabia raised local gasoline prices, state news agency SPA reported. The initiative, aimed at more efficient energy use, coincides with an ambitious reform plan to boost sources of revenue and wean the world’s top crude exporter away from oil.…
US petrol prices rise as key pipeline shut
US petrol prices have risen after a key network of pipelines was shut in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, sparking fears of a squeeze on fuel supplies to major US cities. The hurricane has already forced the closure of nearly…
Oil, gas production linked to 20th-century LA quakes
Oil and gas production may have contributed to four of the five most powerful Los Angeles Basin earthquakes of the early 20th-century oil boom, a new study showed Monday. Scientists said the Inglewood earthquakes in 1920, Whittier quakes in 1929,…