OPEC April 2020 Production Data
All OPEC data in the charts below are from the OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report. The data is through April and is in thousand barrels per day. OPEC 13 crude Continue Reading
Breaking Assad’s Piggy Bank to Prevent Further Murders
A child receives medical treatment after a sarin gas attack in the town of Douma, Syria on April 08, 2018. According to initial findings over 78 civilians perished in the Continue Reading
Shelling kills two at Tripoli displaced people shelter-emergency services
Shelling killed two people on Saturday, the emergency services said, at a displaced people’s shelter in a part of the Libyan capital Tripoli that has been under bombardment by eastern Continue Reading
In Iran, clergy’s coronavirus response stokes doubts over their rule
The Iranian cartoon shows two traditional healers, including a turbaned cleric, preparing to treat a coronavirus patient on all fours with beakers of camel urine and violet leaf oil, remedies Continue Reading
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing Iran’s demand for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from the Middle East. Continue Reading
Emirates Flight Schedules: Carrier Considers Job Cuts, A380 End
Emirates Group is considering slashing about 30,000 jobs, the deepest cuts yet in a global airline industry that’s been forced into near-hibernation by the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s biggest long-haul carrier Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund Seeks $10 Billion Margin Loan
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is planning to borrow about $10 billion by pledging some of its stakes in SoftBank Group Corp.’s technology investment vehicle, according to people familiar with the matter. The Public Continue Reading
Iran Issues Warning to U.S. over Venezuela-Bound Tankers: IRNA
Iran has sent an official warning to the U.S. against making threats to Iranian fuel tankers bound for Venezuela, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. On Sunday Iran’s Ministry of Continue Reading
Brazil, Once a Leader, Struggles to Contain Virus Amid Political Turmoil
Thronged banks. Packed subway cars. Buses full of President Jair Bolsonaro’s fervent supporters, heading to rallies that call on Brazilians to brush aside stay-at-home orders from mayors and governors and Continue Reading
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia to shut shared Al-Khafji field just months after restart
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia agreed to stop production from the Al-Khafji crude oil field – part of their shared Neutral Zone – as of June 1, according to a source Continue Reading