Energy Update
DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf fell on
Sunday as investors took profits, taking their cue from a dip in
Brent oil futures at the end of last week, while
concerns over security risks put pressure on Egyptian shares.
JERUSALEM, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel has approved a deal it
hopes will fast-track development of the huge Leviathan offshore
natural gas field and end years of regulatory uncertainty that
has stifled the country's nascent oil and gas industry.
ABU DHABI, May 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of layoffs at
state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf's
wealthy oil states are hunkering down for a long period of
austerity as low crude prices pressure their economies.
May 21 (Reuters) - An experimental airplane powered solely
by energy from the sun landed in Ohio on Saturday night on the
latest leg of its historic bid by pilots and developers to fly
around the globe without a drop of fuel.
CARACAS, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States "dreams of
dividing" a "Chavista" military fiercely loyal to Venezuela's
socialist government, president Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday,
as the military comes under scrutiny in the crisis-gripped OPEC
nation.
TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Authorities in Canada's
wildfire-ravaged energy heartland have lifted evacuation orders
on Suncor Energy Inc and Syncrude oil sites after rain
and cold weather helped dampen the flames.
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of petrol stations faced
shortages in France on Saturday as protests over a labour law
reform led to a fall in refinery output and blockades that
hampered fuel supply and prompted consumer panic.
TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Authorities in Canada's
wildfire-ravaged energy heartland have lifted evacuation orders
on Suncor Energy Inc and Syncrude oil sites after rain
and cold weather helped dampen the flames.
BAGHDAD, May 21 (Reuters) - At least four anti-government
protesters were killed and 90 injured when security forces
ejected them from Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone,
hospital sources said on Saturday.
YENAGOA, Nigeria May 21 (Reuters) - Former militants have
called for a halt to a resurgence of attacks on oil and gas
facilities in Nigeria's Niger Delta, saying it is an unnecessary
distraction for President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.
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