The Etlaq spaceport in Oman announced on Thursday that it plans to conduct five rocket launches in 2025, beginning in April. The spaceport will provide a “fan zone” for spectators to watch the launches.
A Canadian Pacific train derailed Sunday in Richland County, North Dakota, and spilled hazardous materials. However, there was reportedly no danger to the community.
British-Greek gas producer Energean has begun production at the Karish offshore natural field, a day before the controversial U.S.-brokered maritime deal will be signed between Israel and Lebanon.
China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday uncorked a furious tirade against “infamous U.S. Republican anti-China senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott” because they dared to introduce a bill called the China Oil Export Prohibition Act, which would halt American exports of oil and petroleum products to the People’s Republic of China while the U.S. struggles to get soaring fuel prices under control.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on Monday that his nation had “run out” of petroleum-based fuel during a national address in which he predicted that the next two months will be “the most difficult ones of our lives,” Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
A Sri Lankan petroleum industry leader told reporters Thursday there is a limited amount of fuel to distribute among Sri Lankans and this supply is expected to last no more than two to three days, Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror reported.
The U.S. exported a record amount of oil and petroleum the week ending April 15 as countries around the world try to shore up supplies in the midst of the Ukraine war.
Colorado Oil and Gas is celebrating the jacket company The North Face by giving it the “extraordinary customer award” for its use of petroleum in making its products.
