Energy Industry

Jul 12, 2018

Iraqis in Basra protest poor services, lack of jobs

An activist says thousands of Iraqis in the southern Basra province have taken to the streets to protest against poor public services and unemployment


Jul 11, 2018

Managers sentenced over Turkey's worst mine disaster

A Turkish court has sentenced managers and employees of a mine in western Turkey to between six and 22 years in prison for the deaths of 301 miners in the country's worst mining disaster


Jul 10, 2018

Pompeo accuses Iran of using embassies for terror plots

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Iran of using its embassies to plot terrorist attacks in Europe


Jul 5, 2018

Iran tells Trump to stop tweeting about oil prices

Iran's representative to OPEC says U.S. President Donald Trump should stop tweeting about wanting lower oil prices, saying that doing so has the opposite effect


Jul 4, 2018

US to keep Persian Gulf waterway open despite Iran threats

US military reiterates promise to keep Persian Gulf waterway open to oil tankers as Iran renewed threats to shut it


Jul 3, 2018

30 years later, US downing of Iran flight haunts relations

Iran marks 30th anniversary of US Navy downing Iranian commercial airline, killing 290 people


Jul 3, 2018

Iran issues oil warning as UAE says production can rise

Iran issues new warning over Mideast oil supplies as United Arab Emirates says its production can rise


Jul 1, 2018

Iran asks OPEC to 'refrain' from unilateral production hikes

Iran has asked fellow OPEC members to "refrain from any unilateral measures" to increase oil production beyond the 1 million additional barrels of crude a day it already agreed to


Jul 1, 2018

Gunfire, clashes amid Iran protests over water scarcity

Gunfire, clashes as Iranian security forces confront water scarcity protests in the country's south


Jun 29, 2018

Turkey won't comply with US ban over oil trade with Iran

Turkey's foreign minister says his country does not have to abide by "unilateral" U.S. decisions on Iran, suggesting that Ankara would not cut off trade with its neighbor