Haugesund, Norway – WEBWIRE – Monday, February 13, 2023 Pics and video available here, with updates through the day. Six Greenpeace International activists have disembarked a Shell oil platform at the port of Haugesund, southwest Norway, after a 13-day occupation and nearly 4,000km, with police making no arrests. In a final stand at 10.30am (CET),…
In a hotly debated move, the Petro administration hiked taxes for Colombia’s oil industry. Ending oil exploration will compromise Colombia’s energy security. For 2022 alone, crude oil was responsible for earning 34%, or $18 billion, of Colombia’s legitimate export income. The Petro administration simply cannot eschew the fiscal and economic contribution of petroleum to Colombia’s…
So can he can win the next election without them? Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to caucus Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 in Ottawa. Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press Contrary to what was widely predicted, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s selective shunning of what he describes as the anti-Conservative media that dominate the Parliamentary Press…
The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest on Wednesday, three weeks after he was beaten to death by Memphis police after a traffic stop. Also in the news: The Fed is expected to announce new interest rate hikes today and severe winter weather grips air travel across the country.🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert,…
Asia-Pacific equities trade mixed, grinding lower of late as traders remain cautious ahead of top-tier data/events. Upbeat China PMI, IMF growth forecasts join Covid-linked headlines to underpin bullish bias. Mixed concerns surrounding China, due to downbeat Industrial Profits, sour sentiment in India and hawkish BoJ talks probe equity buyers. S&P 500 Futures hesitate in extending…
Oil marketers in Nigeria have stated that the cost of the commodity would cross N800/litre once subsidy on PMS is removed.Industry operators had repeatedly stated that the high cost of subsidy on petrol was a burden on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and was contributory to the prolonged crisis in the downstream oil sector.…
Published Jan 21, 2023 • Last updated Jan 26, 2023 • 4 minute read 5 Comments Dr. Andrew Pipe will be stepping away from his role as the head of the smoking cessation program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, although he will continue his research on smoking. Photo by Errol McGihon /POSTMEDIA After…
