Mideast war an ‘unprecedented’ blow for region: IMF to AFP
Dubai (AFP) - The Middle East war has created an "unprecedented shock" for the region's economies with no guarantee of ...
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tag: energy
Leading economists call for windfall profit taxes on energy firms
Paris (France) (AFP) - Prominent economists called Thursday for governments to introduce windfall profit taxes on energy companies who are ...
Repsol taking back control of Venezuelan oil assets
Madrid (AFP) - Spanish energy group Repsol said on Thursday it has reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government to ...
TotalEnergies says was able to maintain production despite war
Paris (France) (AFP) - French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Thursday its production in the first quarter of the ...
Bosnia approves gas project by Trump-linked investors
Sarajevo (AFP) - Bosnia approved Wednesday a $1. 5 billion energy project led by investors close to US President Donald ...
Botswana seals energy, mining deals with Oman
Gaborone (Botswana) (AFP) - Botswana has signed energy and mining exploration agreements with Oman as it seeks to deepen economic ...
Oil surges, stocks drop as Trump threatens to block Hormuz
London (AFP) - Oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel and stocks mostly fell Monday as a US blockade ...
Erdogan, Zelensky discuss energy security, peace efforts
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul Saturday for talks on energy ...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:- More ships pass Hormuz - A ...
The reality of restarting North Sea oil drilling
London (AFP) - As the Middle East war drives up oil prices, the UK's main opposition Conservative party is urging ...
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