Tag: Energy industry
Meat producer JBS says expects most plants working Wednesday
CANBERRA, Australia — A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processing company disrupted production around the world just weeks after a similar incident...
Fire strikes largest Iranian navy ship, forcing evacuation
TEHRAN, Iran — The largest ship in the Iranian navy caught fire early Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, forcing sailors...
Saudi stock market says trading ‘suspended temporarily’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's key stock market suspended trading Wednesday over what it referred to as a technical glitch, without elaborating.
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Volkswagen tests electric cars, transit apps on Greek island
ATHENS, Greece — German carmaker Volkswagen launched a five-year project Wednesday on the small Greek Aegean island of Astypalea to test the adoption of...
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A next-generation, small nuclear plant will be built at a soon-to-be retired coal-fired power plant in Wyoming in the next several...
Crews clean up oil leaking from remains of Georgia shipwreck
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Crews on the water and nearby beaches are cleaning up oil leaking from the remains of an overturned cargo...
EXPLAINER: The suspension of Arctic refuge drilling leases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil...
OPEC and allies expected to gradually increase output
FRANKFURT, Germany — Members of the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries are juggling conflicting pressures in global oil markets as they establish...
Private company takes over Puerto Rico power company service
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto Rico’s power authority, which has...
US extends deadline letting Chevron stay in Venezuela
MIAMI — The Biden administration on Tuesday gave Chevron Corp. and several other American companies six more months to wind down their operations in...