Escalating Qatar conflict upset LNG trade Shell has redirected an LNG tanker ship originating in the United States destined for Dubai after the United Arab Emirates banned Qatari ships from entering UAE ports. According to Reuters, Shell has contracted with the Dubai Supply Authority to deliver LNG which is usually sourced from Qatar, but with the […]
Shell LNG tanker rerouted due to Qatar conflict Read More »
Qatari gas exports carry on despite dispute A representative from Trafigura trading house told Reuters the political dispute between Qatar and five Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, has not impacted Qatari gas exports so far. “The developments in Qatar have so far not impacted at all our trading business. It’s much too early to
No impact on Qatari gas trading so far from Gulf crisis: Trading house Read More »
Qatari crude loaded with UAE oil on tanker bound for Japan On Monday, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen severed ties, including all air, land and sea transport links with Qatar over accusations of supporting terrorism. Officials with the Qatari government deny the the accusation. Despite the move by the five Middle Eastern
Tankers loaded with Qatari crude despite port ban: Shipping data Read More »
Yemen incident not piracy, may have been attempted suicide attack By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Unknown assailants who opened fire on a gas tanker last week off the coast of Yemen were also carrying a “substantial amount of explosives”, the vessel’s owner said on Thursday, and a maritime source said it may
Boat that attacked gas tanker off Yemen carried explosives Read More »
Niger Delta Avengers used Twitter as communication tool LAGOS, July 4 (Reuters) – Twitter on Monday suspended the account of Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has carried out a series of attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria in the last few months which pushed the country’s crude production to 30-year lows. The Avengers
Twitter suspends Niger Delta Avengers account Read More »
Al Qaeda taxing smuggled fuel By Noah Browning, Jonathan Saul and Mohammed Ghobari DUBAI/LONDON/CAIRO, May 26 (Reuters) – 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
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses Read More »
Airstrikes, low oil prices chop Islamic State revenues By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – Air strikes, a drop in the price of oil, and counter-smuggling efforts by neighboring countries have combined to cut the Islamic State oil revenues in half to about $250 million per year, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday.
Islamic State yearly oil revenue halved to $250 mln -U.S. official Read More »
ISIS oil refineries, ammunition depot, explosives factories hit MOSCOW _ Russian strategic bombers struck targets in Syria Thursday in a third straight day of a heavy bombing blitz, military officials said. Russia, which has conducted air campaign in Syria since Sept. 30, sharply raised its intensity this week on President Vladimir Putin’s orders. Putin told
Russian bombers strike ISIS targets in Syria, including oil refineries, oil trucks Read More »
