Oil prices rise on ME worries
Stock markets wavered while oil prices extended a rally Wednesday as Iran鈥檚 missile attack on Israel fanned fears of a Middle East-wide conflict...
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Power producers make wicked profits
Bangladesh spent 20 per cent extra in the overall import of furnace oil for power generation during the tenure of the immediate past Awami League government thanks to the...
Global oil demand growth slows as China slumps: IEA
Global oil demand grew at its slowest pace since 2020聽in the first half of 2024 due to China鈥檚 economic slump, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, prompting the IEA to lower its full-year forecast...
Four die in oil tank blast in Bogura
Four workers were killed when an oil tank of a factory exploded at Bhawanipur in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district in Bangladesh on Thursday.
Prices of broiler, eggs go up
The prices of broiler chicken and eggs went up while most other commodities, including rice, potatoes and onions, remained pricy on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the...
Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah remembered
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a man who led movements for saving national wealth...
Oil prices, global stocks retreat as China weighs on sentiment
Oil prices slumped more than three per cent and stock markets retreated Tuesday as China鈥檚 struggling聽economy聽weighed on sentiment...
Petrobangla promotes five 13th-grade employees to 9th-grade
The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation has promoted five 13th-grade assistants to the position of 9th-grade assistant managers for its administration...
Implementation of Phulbari agreement demanded
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports observed the 18th anniversary of Phulbari Day, placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...
Full implementation of Phulbari agreement a must
ON AUGUST 26, the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Port commemorated the lives lost in the movement against an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari, Dinajpur, and expressed their sheer frustration at successive governments鈥� indifference towards the full implementation of the Phulbari Agreement...
Phulbari tragedy victims, agreement forgotten
The 18th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
Charu Ceramic introduced One Piece to Bangladesh
Charu Ceramic introduced One Piece toilet to the market in Bangladesh in August, says a press release.
Prices of vegetables, broiler, eggs decrease
The prices of vegetables, broiler chicken and eggs decreased on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday due to an improved supply situation and a halt in extortion on highways and at markets, according to traders...
Saudi Aramco quarterly profit dips as output stays low
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported net profit of $29.07 billion in the second quarter, a slight drop from the same period last year as output remained subdued...
ExxonMobil profits up after Pioneer deal, Chevron earnings dip
US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil reported higher profits Friday as it pointed to the benefits of its acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, while earnings at rival Chevron dipped on lower refining results...
Oil leaking from sunken tanker off Manila
Some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil inside a sunken Philippine tanker has started to leak into Manila Bay, the coast guard said Saturday, as they raced to avoid...
Govt to import fuel oils, LNG, fertiliser of Tk 17,890cr
The cabinet committee on government purchase in a meeting on Thursday approved five proposals involving the import of fuel oils, liquefied natural gas and fertiliser at Tk 17,890 crore...
Oil demand growth slowing, China consumption dips: IEA
The International Energy Agency trimmed its forecasts Thursday as it said world oil demand growth continues to slow and consumption in China dipped...
BP takes hit on cut to oil refining in Germany
British energy giant BP on Tuesday said it would take a financial hit of up to $2 billion after recently announcing it planned to reduce oil refining in Germany...
Shell sees heavy writedowns in Q2
British oil giant Shell said Friday that it plans writedowns of up to $2 billion for its second quarter due to a shelved biofuels project in the Netherlands...
Spain to eliminate tax on olive oil to ease price jump
Spain鈥檚 leftist government said Friday it will remove the value-added tax on olive oil, a staple of Spanish cuisine which has soared in price due to a severe drought that has caused...
New Saudi Aramco share offering to raise $11.2b for reforms
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Friday said it would price its secondary offering at 27.25 Saudi riyals ($7.27) per share, in the lower end of its range, allowing it to raise $11.2 billion...
Ex-regulator confirmed as new chief of Petrobras
Brazil鈥檚 state-run oil company, Petrobras, confirmed former regulator Magda Chambriard as its new chief executive Friday, 10 days after left-wing President...
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on Tuesday, seeking a trial for involuntary manslaughter and other consequences of climate change 鈥榗haos鈥�...
Iraq hopes oil reserves exceed 160b barrels
Iraq, one of the world鈥檚 biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, oil minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said...
Price of broiler keeps rising
The price of broiler chickens witnessed a further rise on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka by up to Tk 20 over the past two weeks, which caused lower-income group of consumers to reduce buying the item...
Opening cash spigot for Ukraine
YOU know the White House has wrapped itself into a pretzel, when it beseeches its Ukrainian attack dog to stop assaulting Russian oil refineries, while simultaneously going bananas over the need for more weapons for Kiev. Droning Russian refineries boosts...
Fuel oil prices go up again
The government has increased retail prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane for the month of May. The retail gas price for power plants was also hiked.
Iran blasts rattle global stocks
Reports Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran rattled markets on Friday, with oil prices briefly surging and equities...
Oil prices briefly surge, stocks slide on blasts in Iran
Oil prices briefly surged and stock markets slid Friday on reports Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran, boosting investments deemed safer such as gold.聽....