Carmeuse operations have stepped up in local communities where they operate, helping seniors and those in hospitals communicate during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Rystad: U.S. Oil Output Will Not Recover to Pre-Covid-19 Levels Until 2021
U.S. oil production, which has steeply declined as low prices forced shut-ins, will reach a bottom of around 10.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, a two-year low, Rystad Energy estimates, before it starts to slowly recover. Still, U.S. monthly output is not likely to exceed 11.7 million bpd before 2022, a staggering difference from the nearly 12.9 million…
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As the World Grapples With COVID-19, Brexit Has Been All but Forgotten. Yet the UK and EU Remain on a Timetable to Complete Negotiations on Their Future Relationship by the End of This Year. By Jonathan Rowland
Read MoreHigh Water and Pandemic Challenge Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping
Just as the 2020 shipping season on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway was getting underway, the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in North America. The challenges and necessities of the pandemic are reflected in port tonnage totals for the start of the season.
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TOP NEWS MDU Resources Recognized for Gender Diversity MDU Resources Group Inc. has again been named a Winning “W” Company by 2020 Women on Boards for having at least 20% of its corporate board comprised of women. MDU Resources’ board is made up of 10 directors. Three women, Karen B. Fagg, Patricia L. Moss and Chenxi Wang, served on the…
Read MoreKomatsu Supports Feeding America
More than 37 million Americans face hunger each year and as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes an additional 17 million Americans into food insecurity, Komatsu’s North American business units are partnering with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to donate up to $250,000 to support the organization’s work. “The hunger crisis is growing quickly in the face of COVID-19,”…
Read MoreHousing Starts Plummet; NAHB Says ‘Don’t Panic’
Reflecting the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, total housing starts decreased 30.2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 891,000 units, according to a report from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department.
Read MoreHalliburton Addresses COVID-19, Quarterly Results
Halliburton Co. announced a net loss of $1.0 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020. This compares to net income for the first quarter of 2019 of $152 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2020, excluding impairments and other charges and a loss on the early extinguishment…
Read MoreMINExpo Canceled
May 14, 2020 – In light of the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19 and the resulting economic fallout, MINExpo, which was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in September, has been canceled. For attendees, CompuSystems, the official registration company, will refund your registration and Award Luncheon tickets to MINExpo International 2020. When the new date is announced for 2021, you will be contacted to re-register.…
Read MoreMINExpo 2020 Postponed Until September 2021
The National Mining Association (NMA), MINExpo 2020 sponsor, has made its highest priority the health, well-being and safety of exhibitors, attendees, stakeholders and their respective families and colleagues, as well as event partners in Las Vegas. The advance of COVID-19 around the world has made holding the show in September 2020 impracticable under the circumstances, NMA said.
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