On tenterhooks: Saudi Aramco could suspend more offshore drilling rig deals Saudi Aramco is expected to further downsize its offshore drilling fleet and could likely hand over suspension notices to more rig contractors, as many big-ticket offshore developments including ... 04/7/2024 - 7:07 pm | View Link
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. Luberef’s 2023 profit dips 24% at SAR 1.5B; Q4 at SAR 268.7M 12 M 2023 Luberef’s 9M 2023 profit up 2% at SAR 1.24 bln; Q3 at SAR 340.4 mln 9 M 2023 Luberef H1 2023 profit up 22% to SAR 900.5 mln; Q2 ... 04/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. Saudi Aramco profit dips 24% to SAR 452.8B in 2023; Q4 at SAR 102.9B 12 M 2023 Saudi Aramco profit drops 26% to SAR 349.89 bln in 9M 2023; Q3 at SAR 123.53 bln 9 M 2023 Aramco H1 2023 profit dips 28% ... 03/27/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
Oil Executives, Meeting in Texas, Cast Doubts on ‘Fantasy’ Energy Transition “We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas,” said Amin Nasser, head of what is, by far, the world’s biggest oil producer, Saudi Aramco. The energy transition was “visibly ... 03/18/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
'We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas': Saudi oil CEO In a speech at a Houston energy conference, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser described the ambitious timetables of environmental groups as failing because the world continues to consume record amounts ... 03/18/2024 - 6:31 am | View Link
Decorated Chinese athlete He Jie had been stripped of his Beijing half-marathon win Friday after an investigation found that the three African runners who competed alongside him had “actively slowed down” to let him cross the finish line first during the race on Sunday, April 14.
He won the 21 km.
ISLAMABAD — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression.
The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a nationwide protest against alleged election rigging ahead of the Feb.
BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U. S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will be San Francisco’s first time hosting the beloved animals long-term—the result of a yearlong advocacy campaign, Breed said.
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San Diego previously announced it was receiving two pandas back in February.
China is home to the only natural habitat for pandas and owns most of the black-and-white bears in the world.
Earlier this month, two Indian writers published an ode to their Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Written in lyric form and titled “Forever In Our Hearts,” it recounts his achievements while singing his praises in highly effusive language. “With courage and wisdom/you show citizens the way,” it gushes. “Oh Modi, oh Modi/their hopes never sway/A people’s beacon, in whom they see light/Oh Modi, oh Modi, guiding day and night.”
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Such reverence captures the essence of Modi’s popularity.
The U. S. blocked on Thursday a draft resolution that would have allowed the United Nations General Assembly to vote on allowing a Palestinian state to become a full member state of the U. N. The move has triggered backlash from other states and pro-Palestinian groups, as global divisions continue to sharpen over Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Apple Inc. said that it removed Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the country’s security.
The order comes on the heels of a cleanup program Chinese regulators initiated in 2023 that was expected to remove many defunct or unregistered apps from domestic iOS and Android stores.