The United States based global auto company Ford Motors is set to lay off about 7000 of its staff that who are salaried which would also have about 10 per cent of its global workforce, the company announced, as the… Read More ›
Day: May 20, 2019
OPEC+ Oil Producers To Curb Crude Production, Says Saudi Arabian Energy Minister
While a decision to drive down crude inventories “gently” has been taken by consensus among OPEC and allied oil producers, Saudi Arabia would also be responsive to the demands of what is being described as a fragile market, said the… Read More ›
Attacks placing oil supplies security at risk: Saudi Energy Minister
Ever since Trump re-clamped sanctions on Iran, tension in the gulf region has steadily heated up. Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih stated, although the recent attacks on its energy assets had put the security of oil supply at risk,… Read More ›
Exxon Mobil’s major oil deal with Iraq delayed by U.S. evacuation
Exxon has a long term contract to improve Iraq’s West Qurna oil field. In a significant development, Iraq’s Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban stated, a major oil deal between Iraq and Exxon Mobil is “very close” in the making; the trajectory… Read More ›
Air New Zealand sticks with Boeing for wide body aircraft
Air New Zealand aims to replace 8 Boeing 777-200ER aircraft and was looking for suitable replacement. On Monday, according to industry sources Boeing Co has won a hard-fought battle to sell its wide-body aircraft to Air New Zealand Ltd, and… Read More ›
Sikorsky bags $1.1 billion Pentagon deal
Sikorsky will be making 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the U.S. military with deliveries to commence in 2022. In a statement, the Pentagon said, it has awarded a $1.1 billion contract to Sikorsky, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corp,… Read More ›