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March 7, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded in the space on Thursday, just minutes after it lifted off from Texas. The FAA halted air traffic in some parts of Florida.
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March 6, 2025
A Russian military court sentenced a man Thursday to 15-years in prison for spying on the Russian navy on behalf Ukraine. Dmitry Levin was found guilty by the office of Russia’s prosecutor general of high treason, and of being a member of a terrorist group.
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March 6, 2025
Ship tracking data revealed that U.S. crude oil exports to India reached their highest level in two years last month, as refiners sought alternatives to Russian tankers and producers after the U.S. tightened sanctions. Kpler's ship tracking data showed that the U.S.
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March 5, 2025
The Royal Navy of Britain said Wednesday that it had monitored a Russian merchant ship and a warship this week as they traveled through the English Channel to the North Sea. The Royal Navy stated that HMS Somerset "watched each move" while Russia's…
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February 27, 2025
Subsea 7 - a Norwegian energy services group that plans to merge its Italian rival Saipem - announced on Thursday that its core profit increased 53% in the last year, as per its previous guidance. Subsea 7 announced adjusted earnings before taxes…
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February 26, 2025
The CEO of Italy's Saipem group stated on Wednesday that the rationale behind a merger of Italy's Saipem with Norway's Subsea 7 was to combine fleets to better serve customers and reduce costs. On Sunday, the two companies announced their intention…
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February 26, 2025
The fund manager announced on Wednesday that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners had agreed to purchase an offshore wind project from COBRA Group and Flotation Energy in Britain. Morecambe is a 480 megawatt offshore wind project located in the Eastern Irish Sea, off the coast of Lancashire.
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February 25, 2025
ANA Holdings, a Japanese airline, said it would place a record-breaking order of up to 77 planes to replace its fleet and capitalize on the growing travel demand. ANA reported that the order, which was its biggest ever in terms aircraft numbers…
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February 25, 2025
Airbus, a European aerospace and planemaker, announced on Tuesday that it would build the French Air and Naval Force's communications network under a contract worth up to 480 million euro ($502.46million). Airbus Defence and Space and Naval…
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February 25, 2025
The sun glares into the navigation room of Transocean Barents semi-submersible drill rig, which is anchored in Romania’s Constanta port. The Mighty Barents, also known as the Mighty Barents, will be traveling 160 kms to the sea in a few weeks and will begin drilling the 10 wells of Neptun Deep.
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February 25, 2025
Thyssenkrupp will hold an extraordinary general assembly to complete a spin-off in the warship division in this calendar year. This was revealed by Chief Executive Miguel Lopez in a podcast published on Tuesday. Lopez, speaking on a podcast by the German newspaper WAZ…
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February 24, 2025
At a Rome bilateral summit, the United Arab Emirates announced that it plans to invest 40 billion dollars in Italy. The two countries did not give a timeframe. Since taking office as Italian Prime Minister in 2022 Giorgia Mello has sought to strengthen ties with Gulf nations…
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February 23, 2025
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica, without citing any sources, reported that the Italian oil services firm Saipem was close to merging with its Norwegian competitor Subsea 7. The paper did not provide any further financial information. Several years ago…
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February 20, 2025
According to calculations based upon data from industry sources, the offline primary oil refinery capacity of Russia in February has been revised up by 82% compared to what was originally planned for this month. In February, idle primary oil…
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February 20, 2025
Two sources with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday that oil loadings at Russia's Black Sea Port of Novorossiisk resumed on Tuesday night, after being idle for two consecutive days due to storms. The storm caused the suspension of oil loadings at the Russian Black Sea port Novorossiisk…
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February 20, 2025
The first meeting between Russia and the United States since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict was held to restore relations and prepare the ground for a peaceful resolution. What has been discussed so far? UKRAINE WAR Donald Trump, the U.S. president, says that he wants a quick end to the war.
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February 19, 2025
North Korean state-run media on Thursday criticised the United States over a nuclear submarine agreement with Australia signed under the AUKUS Partnership in 2021. A KCNA commentary said that Washington should be cautious about the consequences of what they called nuclear alliances.
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February 19, 2025
The Civil Guard announced on Wednesday that seven members of the crew of an overcrowded migrant boat from Senegal arrived in the Canary Islands last December. They were arrested for the alleged murder of eight passengers including a toddler.
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February 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs stated on Wednesday that a potential ceasefire in Ukraine and the resulting easing of sanctions against Russia is unlikely to increase Russia's crude oil flow. The administration of U.S. president Donald Trump said Tuesday that it had agreed to have more talks with Russia. In Ukraine.
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February 18, 2025
Last month, the sound of hammering and welding came from the Skaramangas Shipyard in Athens as workers repaired the bow on a large oil tanker while other vessels were waiting to be fixed nearby in a drying dock. The shipyard is now a hive of activity after a dramatic turnaround.
