Tag: Oil and gas transportation
UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...
Denmark suspends Baltic gas pipeline, in setback for Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Denmark has withdrawn permission for a planned pipeline that was designed to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, citing the need to...
Oil refinery fire near Iran’s capital burns into second day
TEHRAN, Iran — A massive fire at an oil refinery near Iran's capital burned into a second day Thursday as firefighters struggled to extinguish...
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...
US sells off Iranian crude oil seized off coast of UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. has sold some 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil after seizing an oil tanker off the...
Tanker’s impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy
MIAMI — The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when tracking technology showed it stopping...
Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline enters critical month in June
MINNEAPOLIS — June will be a critical month for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline as the company resumes construction and opponents mobilize...
French energy giant Total stops payments on Myanmar pipeline
BANGKOK — Shareholders of the French energy company Total SA have voted to suspend payments of dividends to stakeholders in the joint venture company...
US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack
WASHINGTON — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response...