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Zawya
08-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
OPEC March oil output falls 110,000 barrels per day, survey finds
LONDON - The following table shows crude oil output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in millions of barrels per day in March and February, according to a Reuters survey published on Monday. OPEC and allies, known as OPEC+, agreed in December to defer the start of output rises by three months until April and extend the full unwinding of cuts until the end of 2026 due to weak demand and booming production outside the group. The figures in the first and second columns are in millions of barrels per day. Totals are rounded. February's figures were not revised. March output Feb output Change vs. Feb Target output Under/over target Algeria 0.909 0.907 2,000 908000 1,000 Congo 0.260 0.260 0 277,000 -17,000 Eq. Guinea 0.060 0.060 0 70,000 -10,000 Gabon 0.220 0.220 0 169,000 51,000 Iraq 3.990 3.980 10,000 4,009,000 -19,000 Kuwait 2.405 2.405 0 2,413,000 -8,000 Nigeria 1.520 1.570 -50,000 1,500,000 20,000 Saudi Arabia 8.960 8.930 30,000 8,978,000 -18,000 UAE 2.910 2.920 -10,000 2,912,000 -2,000 TOTAL OPEC 9 21.234 21.252 -18,000 21,236,000 -2,000 Iran 3.250 3.300 -50,000 Libya 1.290 1.280 10,000 Venezuela 0.860 0.910 -50,000 TOTAL OPEC 12 26.63 26.74 -110,000 *Output target as announced by the countries making voluntary cuts, or as announced by OPEC. Excludes Iraq compensation plan for earlier overproduction. Iran, Libya and Venezuela are exempt from OPEC output agreements. The Reuters survey aims to assess crude supply to market, defined to exclude movements to, but not sales from, storage. Saudi and Kuwaiti data includes the Neutral Zone. Venezuelan data includes upgraded synthetic oil. Nigerian crude output includes the Agbami and Egina streams and excludes Akpo condensate. (Additional reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar;Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Yahoo
Over 50 people killed in convoy ambush in northeast Mali, sources say
(Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said. The attackers struck near the village of Kobe, around 30 km (19 miles) from Gao in a region where affiliates of Islamic State and Al Qaeda have been active for over a decade, destabilising Mali and its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger. "People jumped out of vehicles to flee. There were many dead and wounded civilians," the local official said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. Up to 56 bodies were recorded at the hospital in Gao, the official said, adding that there was also an unknown number of military casualties. The Malian army did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Gao resident also said around 50 were killed and vehicles torched. Deadly attacks have become so frequent that the military organises near-daily escorts, the resident said. The insurgencies took root in Mali's arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in 2012. The Islamist militants have since spread to other countries in the impoverished central Sahel region south of the Sahara. The attacks have killed thousands of people and contributed to a humanitarian crisis with over 3.2 million people displaced as of January, according to the International Organization for Migration. (Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Yahoo
Over 50 people killed in convoy ambush in northeast Mali, sources say
(Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said. The attackers struck near the village of Kobe, around 30 km (19 miles) from Gao in a region where affiliates of Islamic State and Al Qaeda have been active for over a decade, destabilising Mali and its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger. "People jumped out of vehicles to flee. There were many dead and wounded civilians," the local official said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Up to 56 bodies were recorded at the hospital in Gao, the official said, adding that there was also an unknown number of military casualties. The Malian army did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Gao resident also said around 50 were killed and vehicles torched. Deadly attacks have become so frequent that the military organises near-daily escorts, the resident said. The insurgencies took root in Mali's arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in 2012. The Islamist militants have since spread to other countries in the impoverished central Sahel region south of the Sahara. The attacks have killed thousands of people and contributed to a humanitarian crisis with over 3.2 million people displaced as of January, according to the International Organization for Migration. (Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
Zawya
05-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Thales Alenia Space strikes deal with UAE for space station module
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has clinched an order from the UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to develop an airlock module for the Lunar Gateway space station, the joint venture between France's Thales and Italy's Leonardo said. "The Airlock will allow astronauts to perform spacewalks, transfer research to and from the lunar station, and serve as an additional docking port for spacecraft vehicles," TAS said in a press release on Tuesday. The order, for an undisclosed amount, is the latest in a series of contracts awarded to TAS in recent weeks, including two from the European Space Agency for the design of the Venus-bound Envision spacecraft and the Argonaut lunar lander. The Lunar Gateway is to become the first international space station around the moon as part of the Artemis programme. It is a multinational project involving NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). ($1 = 0.9633 euros) (Reporting by Alban Kacher; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
