SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Missile and drone attacks on Saudi energy facilities have cut the kingdom's oil production capacity by ~600K bbl/day and throughput on its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea by ~700K bbl/day, Saudi state news agency SPA reported Thursday. The Saudis have relied on the pipeline, which has a capacity of 7M bbl/day, as the primary means of exporting crude oil duri...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Missile and drone attacks on Saudi energy facilities have cut the kingdom's oil production capacity by ~600K bbl/day and throughput on its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea by ~700K bbl/day, Saudi state news agency SPA reported Thursday. The Saudis have relied on the pipeline, which has a capacity of 7M bbl/day, as the primary means of exporting crude oil during the Iran war, since the country cannot export through the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian attacks. The strikes on the offshore Manifa oil production facility and the onshore Khurais complex cut output capacity by ~300K bbl/day each. The attacks also hit Saudi refining facilities, including SATORP in Jubail, the Ras Tanura refinery, the SAMREF refinery in Yanbu, and the Riyadh refinery, directly affecting exports of refined products to global markets, SPA said. Processing facilities in Ju'aymah also reportedly were hit by fires, affecting exports of liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas liquids. The damage to Saudi energy infrastructure will add to the massive disruption to global oil supplies caused by Iran's attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Crude oil futures rebounded Thursday in volatile trading, partly on the report of cuts to Saudi Arabia's oil production capacity and pipeline flows, before easing off earlier highs after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said his government will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon. The oil market is concerned that Israel's continued attacks on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon could thwart the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. "While the announcement of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire initially triggered a sharp unwind in geopolitical risk premium and long-liquidation from wrong-footed speculators, the market has quickly refocused on the underlying reality: the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively constrained, and the global oil system is operating far from normal," Saxo Bank analysts said in a note....
Pentagon Seeks Stunning 243x Budget Surge For Drone Warfare Unit As Eurasian Wars Reshape Combat Buried in the Department of War's Fiscal Year 2027 procurement request is a massive increase for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG), a clear acknowledgment that ongoing conflicts across Eurasia have underscored one hard lesson: cheap kamikaze drones can impose outsized costs on traditional mil...
Pentagon Seeks Stunning 243x Budget Surge For Drone Warfare Unit As Eurasian Wars Reshape Combat Buried in the Department of War's Fiscal Year 2027 procurement request is a massive increase for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG), a clear acknowledgment that ongoing conflicts across Eurasia have underscored one hard lesson: cheap kamikaze drones can impose outsized costs on traditional militaries. The substantial surge in the budget request also signals growing urgency within the DoW to field these drones at scale. The defense and aerospace news publication Inside Defense was the first to report on the DoW's massive budget request for the autonomous drone warfare group. The budget would skyrocket from $225 million this year to potentially $54.6 billion next year: The Pentagon's fiscal year 2027 budget request seeks a massive expansion of the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, setting a $54.6 billion budget for the relatively obscure team -- a jaw-dropping increase over the $225 million the effort received in FY-26, signaling a major emphasis on autonomous drones across the military services. The dramatic surge in requested funding represents one of the most substantial allocations outside the traditional service accounts, reflecting the Pentagon's broader commitment to autonomous warfare capabilities, which have.... Details surrounding DAWG appear to center on scaling autonomous warfare capabilities, especially drones and related systems, though the effort remains little known publicly. Another picture of a Starlink mounted on a Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone https://t.co/SDVp4gZjCK pic.twitter.com/LyxwcL5fso — Robin (@xdNiBoR) December 4, 2025 Related: US Launched Kamikaze Drones Against Iran, Reflecting Lessons Learned From Ukraine The sheer size of the request - a 243-fold increase - signals a much broader, military-wide push in the coming years to institutionalize autonomous weapons. This comes amid lessons learned not only from the ...
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BANCO ITAÚ CHILE (SSE: ITAUCL) announced today that it will release the Earnings Report regarding its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, before the market opens in Santiago, on April 30, 2026.
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BANCO ITAÚ CHILE (SSE: ITAUCL) announced today that it will release the Earnings Report regarding its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, before the market opens in Santiago, on April 30, 2026.
Olam Group Ltd .’s co-founder and veteran chief executive officer Sunny Verghese will step down this month, in a major leadership reshuffle at the Singapore-based conglomerate. Verghese, who will be replaced as group CEO by turnaround expert Gautam Wadhwa, will remain CEO of Olam Agri Holdings , in which state-owned Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Co. first bought a stake in 2022. Last y...
Olam Group Ltd .’s co-founder and veteran chief executive officer Sunny Verghese will step down this month, in a major leadership reshuffle at the Singapore-based conglomerate. Verghese, who will be replaced as group CEO by turnaround expert Gautam Wadhwa, will remain CEO of Olam Agri Holdings , in which state-owned Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Co. first bought a stake in 2022. Last year, it agreed to boost that holding to 80% , with three years to exercise a call option for the remainder. The agribusiness unit, which trades bulk grains and makes everything from edible oils to pasta, was created in a rejig of Olam’s structure in 2020. The company later pursued initial public offerings for it in both Singapore and Saudi Arabia, but regulatory bottlenecks delayed those plans. The same year, Olam created OFI, its food ingredients business. The company said in a bourse filing that deputy chairman, Yap Chee Keong , would take over Lim Ah Doo’s role as the chairman, while the group’s chief financial officer would also step down. Olam plans to appoint a lead independent director from its existing board, and will add another in the second half. The changes reflect the board’s commitment to “strengthening its corporate governance and transparency standards,” the company said in a statement. The group will also replace other roles after its annual general meeting later this month. Verghese has led the group for almost four decades.