PetroChina Co, Sinopec and Cnooc Ltd report historic takings in the January-to-June period. Covid lockdowns, a property market crisis and a struggling domestic economy weren’t enough to slow down China’s oil giants as they posted record first half profits. PetroChina Co., Sinopec and Cnooc Ltd. each said they made historic …
Read More »Myths Fuel Xenophobic Sentiment in South Africa
Damage caused by arsonists during a xenophobic attack in Johannesburg. Credit: Lwazi Khumalo/IPS by Fawzia Moodley (johannesburg) Thursday, July 07, 2022 Inter Press Service Johannesburg, Jul 07 (IPS) – Around the world, from Syria to Libya, from Bangladesh to Ukraine, millions have become refugees in foreign lands due to war, famine, …
Read More »John McDonnell calls for strict price controls on fuel and food basics
The government should impose strict price controls on fuel and basic food items to help families struggling with soaring living costs, the former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. Calling for a radical response to the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, McDonnell said the government needed …
Read More »Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as it faces economic collapse
The move comes a day after the energy minister said there would be an indefinite delay in getting new shipments of oil. Sri Lanka has raised its fuel prices, causing further pain for people as officials from the United States arrived for talks in an effort to support the island …
Read More »Ten Policies That Could Unleash American Energy And Fuel Recovery
By Mike Sommers for RealClearEnergy Fresh off the 1973 oil embargo, America needed to change its bleak energy picture. Our nation was increasingly dependent on foreign oil – and stark realities hit like a hammer when OPEC blocked oil exports to the U.S. and other countries. We were in an …
Read More »Commuters stranded as fuel scarcity hits Lagos
People who were heading out at major bus-stops around Berger, and Ogba areas of the state, resorted to trekking as commercial buses were unavailable to take them to their destinations. “I don’t know why they are making life hard for us in this country. Any small thing, the drivers have …
Read More »TuneCore announces new unlimited release pricing plans to fuel constant music creation
While making the announcement Gleeson comments: “We’ve spent a year speaking directly to artists and labels about how we can make our service better for them. What emerged is: that artists want to be able to test their new music for free before distributing it to all services and they …
Read More »Airline operators announce flight disruption over scarcity of aviation fuel
The Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) have told Nigerians to be prepared for flight disruption due to a growing scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet-A1). Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman of United Nigeria airline and spokesperson of AON, said this in a public notice issued on Monday May 16. The AON said the …
Read More »We stand by our decision ? Airlines insist on shutting operations over increased price of aviation fuel
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have insisted on shutting down domestic flights across the country from Monday May 9, over increased price of aviation fuel. In a statement released after the federal government’s asked them to consider the multiplier effect of their decision on travellers, the AON maintained they are …
Read More »Airlines announce shutdown as aviation fuel hits N700
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has announced the shutdown of operations after aviation fuel reached an all-time high of N700 per litre. Airline operations will be shut down across the country from Monday May 9, due to the skyrocketing cost of aviation fuel. AON sympathized with passengers, adding that the …
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