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Oil And Gas Industry

Sep 5, 2020

Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control, ship towed away

The fire on a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast has been brought under control but is still not extinguished

Sep 4, 2020

Sri Lankan, Indian ships, aircraft try to douse tanker fire

Ships, boats and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India have escalated efforts to douse a fire raging on an oil tanker off eastern Sri Lanka as authorities confirmed one crew member had died “in a boiler explosion.”

Sep 3, 2020

NATO: Turkey, Greece agree to talks about tensions at sea

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Greece and Turkey have agreed to start “technical talks” aimed at helping to reduce the risks of military incidents and accidents in the eastern Mediterranean

Libyan commander dismisses rivals' cease-fire as 'deception'

Aug 23, 2020

Forces loyal to a powerful military commander based in eastern Libya have dismissed a cease-fire proposal by the U_N_-supported government, calling it a “deception.”

Aug 21, 2020

Libya's government announces cease-fire, calls for elections

Libya’s U.N.-supported government has announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte in an initiative supported by the rival parliament in the country’s east

Aug 17, 2020

AP Interview: Iraqi leader says country still needs US help

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says his country still needs U.S. assistance to counter the threat posed by the Islamic State group and that his administration is committed to introducing security sector reforms as rogue militia groups stage near-daily attacks against the seat of his government

Aug 13, 2020

US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military says the Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. The U.S. military’s Central Command published a black-and-white video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a helicopter onto the MT Wila on Wednesday

Aug 12, 2020

Turkish ship starts energy search amid standoff with Greece

Turkey's energy minister says its seismic research vessel has begun surveying for energy resources in contested areas of the eastern Mediterranean

Aug 11, 2020

Turkey vows to press ahead with energy search amid tensions

Turkey has vowed to press ahead with efforts to search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea despite an escalating dispute with Greece over drilling rights

Aug 7, 2020

Turkish president slams Egypt-Greece deal, drilling resumes

Turkey’s president has called a new maritime deal between Greece and Egypt “worthless” and says his country is resuming its disputed oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean