Saudi Aramco cuts hundreds of jobs amid oil market downturn

DUBAI: State oil giant Saudi Aramco started laying off hundreds of employees this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as global energy companies reduce their workforces in response to the coronavirus crisis. Like other top oil firms, Aramco has cut capital spending for 2020 after the pandemic brought an unprecedented drop in oil…

U.S. refiners aim to lock in crude volumes after getting burned by shut-ins

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. refiners and other buyers of crude oil are reworking some of their supply contracts to guarantee volumes after many were cut off unexpectedly when a price collapse this spring led drillers to curtail production, sources said. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack is seen at sunset near Midland, Texas, U.S., on…

Opec+ pushes for compliance, undecided on oil cut extension

LONDON/DUBAI/MOSCOW: An Opec+ panel pressed countries such as Iraq and Kazakhstan on Thursday to comply better with oil cuts and left the door open for extending or easing record production curbs from August. The panel, known as the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), advises Opec+ and will meet again on July 15, when it would…

Egypt announces new oil discovery in south of Suez Gulf producing 2K b/d

CAIRO – Ministry of Petroleum announced achieving a petroleum discovery in the offshore Geisum concession in the south of the Gulf of Suez with shallow waters.The Ministry clarified that the new discovery comes with an initial production rate of 2,000 barrels per day of crude oil, and it is estimated that there are about 70…

Assam well fire continues, environment assessment study in progress

With gas continuing to flow out uncontrollably and the blaze still raging at a natural gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam, an environment impact assessment study is in progress along with monitoring of air quality and noise level, the PSU said. Well number 5 has been spewing gas uncontrollably since…

PM to launch Rs 50,000 cr job guarantee scheme for migrants

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday launch a Rs 50,000 crore employment scheme to provide income support to migrant workers who returned to their home states during the coronavirus lockdown.The ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan’ will primarily focus on six states where maximum migrant workers have returned. This massive rural public works scheme will empower…

British oil giant BP to set up global business centre in Pune

New Delhi: UK oil major British Petroleum said it will set up a major new centre for its global business services (GBS) operations in Pune, India. The BP-owned centre, will provide business processing and advanced analytics capabilities in support of bp businesses worldwide, is expected to begin operations by January 2021, the company said in…

PM Narendra Modi reviews situation of Oil Well Blow Out and fire in Assam

New Delhi: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today reviewed the situation arising out of OIL India Limited Oil Well Blow Out and fire in the oil well No. Baghjan-5 in Tinsukia District, Assam. The Review Meeting was attended, amongst others by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,…

India returning to normal business activity: Modi

NEW DELHI, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said business activity in India is fast returning to normal levels with consumption and demand approaching pre-COVID levels as visible in macro data on power, fuel and other consumption. India faced a recession-like scenario after a national lockdown was imposed on March 25 to curb spread…