Posts Tagged ‘oil workers’

USW Withdraw from Talks with American Petroleum Institute, Oil Industry

August 5th, 2009

The United Steelworkers (USW) withdrew from talks today with the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the oil industry over the development of two new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards for process safety performance indicators and fatigue. Discussions regarding the consensus standard were initiated at the suggestion of the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) in the [...]

Gasoline prices swing higher before holiday

May 23rd, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail gasoline prices continued to climb Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of America’s summer driving season.
The national average pump price increased nearly 3 cents overnight to $2.391 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. Gasoline prices ticked [...]

Oil falls near $40

February 3rd, 2009

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Oil prices fell Monday as investors remained concerned about a deepening recession and its impact on global demand for energy.
Light, sweet crude for March delivery settled down $1.60 at $40.08 a barrel. Prices had fallen as low as $39.83 during the session.
Crude oil prices have fallen more than $100 a barrel [...]

Chinese Delegation to Return Home from Sudan with Rescued Workers

November 5th, 2008

Xinhua News Agency Tuesday, November 04, 2008
A Chinese government delegation, escorting four rescued Chinese oil workers and the remains of another five who were killed by Sudanese militants after being kidnapped, have left Sudan and will return to China on Nov. 5.
The Sudanese government held a send-off ceremony for [...]

Khartoum vows to protects Chinese oil workers in Sudan

November 2nd, 2008

The four Chinese persons are receiving medical and psychological treatment at a hospital in Khartoum.
The Sudanese minister expressed sympathy and solicitude to them and hoped that they would soon be well again.
He also expressed his heartful condolences to the Chinese government and the Chinese people for [...]

Ten oil workers taken hostage ‘in good health’: rebels

November 2nd, 2008

LIBREVILLE (AFP) — Ten oil workers taken hostage off Cameroon’s coast are “in good health”, the leader of the West African rebels who kidnapped the men told AFP Sunday.
“The hostages are in good health. They are being looked after and remain safe,” said Ebi Dari, the chief of the Bakassi Freedom Fighters, over the phone, [...]

Chinese oil worker found in Sudan

November 1st, 2008

Sudanese authorities say they have found one of two missing Chinese oil workers from a group of nine kidnapped in South Kordofan state 13 days ago.
The Chinese ambassador to Sudan said the worker was alive and in an “acceptable condition”.
Four workers were killed in a rescue attempt on Monday, while three others escaped injured.
China is [...]

Three Sudanese oil workers killed in south Sudan

October 31st, 2008

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Three Sudanese working with the Yemeni HTC oil company were killed and two Yemenis were believed missing after they were ambushed in Unity State in southern Sudan, a spokesman for the state said on Thursday.
Andrea Kuong told Reuters the group was ambushed while travelling between the Heglig oil-producing area in South [...]

Sudan hunts for kidnapped Chinese oil workers

October 21st, 2008

By Alaa Shahine
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces were struggling through rain and harsh terrain to try to rescue nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in central Sudan two days ago, the government said on Monday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali al-Sadig said there were no indications the captors had harmed the men whom they snatched on Saturday [...]

Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan

October 20th, 2008

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nine Chinese oil workers were kidnapped in an oil-rich region of southwestern Sudan in the latest attack on China’s interests in the African country, officials said Sunday.
Sudanese officials blamed a Darfur rebel group for Saturday’s kidnapping, calling it a stab at development efforts in Sudan. The attack took place outside [...]