Oil worker killed during storms in Simpson County Wind shear related to Wednesday’s severe weather tipped a 55-foot-tall oil derrick in Simpson County, killing a man. 06/5/2024 - 11:57 am | View Link
Oil Rig Count Falls by One This Week, Baker Hughes Says The number of oil rigs in the US slipped by one for the week ended May 31, according to data compiled by energy services company Baker Hughes (BKR). The weekly count for oil fell to 496 from 497 the ... 05/31/2024 - 8:19 am | View Link
U.S. oil and gas rig count holds steady in latest Baker Hughes report Total active rigs drilling for oil and gas in the U.S. stayed flat at 600, after falling for four weeks in the previous five, Baker Hughes reported Friday. Drilling rigs targeting crude oil in the U.S ... 05/31/2024 - 8:10 am | View Link
Growing armada shipping sanctioned oil burns dirty fuel in a setback for clean-up efforts The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling up with the cheapest fuel available, hindering industry efforts to use cleaner fuel to cut ... 05/28/2024 - 5:30 pm | View Link
Rig Hauling Oranges Burns on Bay Bridge near San Francisco A semi-truck hauling oranges caught fire Friday morning on the Bay Bridge, forcing most westbound lanes of traffic to be temporarily shut down, the California Highway Patrol said. Two of five traffic ... 05/24/2024 - 12:16 pm | View Link
There is nothing surprising about a Prime Minister seeking a third consecutive term returning to power with a weakened mandate. Voter fatigue and anti-incumbency factors can erode margins. That Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to win 240 parliamentary seats (out of 543) in India, though short of a majority, would be considered a good outcome in most other settings.
U. S. intelligence officials are issuing a stark warning to America’s former “Top Gun” pilots: Don’t help China.
A new threat bulletin issued Wednesday warns that China’s People’s Liberation Army “continues to target” current and former Western fighter pilots to help teach Chinese pilots how to master one of the hardest maneuvers in aviation: taking off and landing on aircraft carriers.
FLORENCE, Italy — An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander on Wednesday, even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy.
The court found that Knox had wrongly accused an innocent man, the Congolese owner of the bar where she worked part time, of the killing.
Hong Kong, the Chinese enclave that’s still struggling to revive its tourism economy post-pandemic and in the wake of a Beijing-influenced crackdown on civil liberties, has taken a new approach to wooing visitors: curbing its residents’ reputation for rudeness.
Earlier this week, the city government launched a new campaign to promote politeness.
BEIRUT — A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U. S. Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said.
The attack took place as tensions continued to simmer in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops has displaced thousands along the border, following years of political deadlock and economic hardship.
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Damaran Baru, Indonesia — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the song of gibbons in the trees mixes with the laughter of the seven forest rangers trekking below them. An hour into their patrol, the rangers spot another mammal in the forest with them.
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“Where are you going?