India to Evacuate Thousands as Cyclone Nears West Coast
Indian authorities are preparing to evacuate 300,000 people along the western coast as a severe cyclone is expected to make landfall on Thursday morning in the state of Gujarat.Storm Vayu, which formed in the Arabian Sea, is likely to cross the Gujarat coast with gust speeds as high as 135 kmph (84 mph)…
Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Exports through Red Sea Lane
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it has resumed all oil shipments through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb.Saudi Arabia halted temporarily oil shipments through the lane on July 25 after attacks on two oil tankers by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement.A…
Al Qaeda Still Reaping Oil Profits in Yemen
Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the militants are still entrenched in other parts of the country's south, reaping profits from smuggled fuel. Scores of militants were killed in a Gulf Arab-backed offensive on Al Qaeda's de facto capital of Mukalla…
Yemeni Forces Seize Main Oil Terminal From al Qaeda
Yemeni government forces and their Emirati allies took back control of the country's largest oil export terminal from al Qaeda on Monday, security officials said, a day after routing the militants from their nearby stronghold. The lightning advance is a major shift in strategy for the Saudi-led coalition forces…
SapuraKencana Nets 16% Profit
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad announced its third quarter results for the period ended 31 October 2015 (for financial year ending 31 January 2016). Revenue for third quarter of RM2,891 million, year-to-date revenue of RM7,952 million. Profit before tax for the quarter (excluding provisions for impairment on property…
Kemp: Yemen Fuels Short-Covering Rally in Oil
Air strikes by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen have sparked a modest rise in oil prices of $3 per barrel, even though Yemen plays a marginal role in the global oil market. Yemen produces just 130,000 barrels per day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), about 0.1 percent of global production and the same as Italy or Kansas.
HSOG, Chowgule Create India Offshore Service Hub
International oil and gas service specialist HSOG has joined forces with the Chowgule Group, a multi-industrial International conglomerate, to offer a full range of maintenance and modification services to the offshore sector to service the international market. HSOG will now offer services…
