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Over 100,000 oil and gas jobs lost in US, wages seen falling in 2021
OSLO — The US oil and gas labor market is amongst the world’s most severely hit by the downturn that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, a Rystad Energy analysis of the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (US BLS) reveals. More than 100,000 oil and gas jobs have already been lost in total, with most of them coming from the support activities market.The data shows that the four oil and gas segments most affected are support activities for oil and gas operations (44,550 jobs cut from a pre-COVID-19 level of 233,550), pipeline and gas and related construction (16,000 jobs cut from 227,000), drilling of oil and gas wells (13,450 jobs cut from 79,450) and oil and gas extraction (9,600 jobs cut from 156,600).In addition to the above four segments from the US BLS, Rystad Energy...
June 12, 2020

Over 100,000 oil and gas jobs lost in US, wages seen falling in 2021

2020’s oil demand recovery slows down, road fuels upgraded for 2021
OSLO — Rystad Energy’s now-monthly comprehensive COVID-19 report calculates the effect of the novel coronavirus on our lives and offers updated estimates for global fuel markets.As a result of recent developments, with travel restrictions, quarantine obligations and new government policies announced daily around the world, we are making frequent updates to most of our estimates.Below are some of our forecasts from the just published 13th edition of the report. Please note that some historical numbers may differ from month to month as governments revise their official figures.Global oil demand:In another consecutive update of our now-monthly estimates, our newest forecast for oil demand now projects a decrease of 11.8% for 2020, or 11.7 million barrels per day (bpd) year-over-year. Our...
June 12, 2020

2020’s oil demand recovery slows down, road fuels upgraded for 2021

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
Risk-off: Equities down, treasuries and dollar up
By Ipek OzkardeskayaGENEVA — US equities recorded the worst single-day sell-off since April on rising fears that a second wave of COVID-19 contagion would push the economies to shut down again. The Dow Jones slumped 6.90%, as Nasdaq erased 5.27% respectively at the close. The S&P500 (-5.89%) hit the critical 3000 support. Airlines, banks, energy and even technology stocks were heavily hit.The US dollar recovered, as the US treasuries gained on the back of increased capital inflows towards safe haven assets. The US 10-year yield slipped below 0.70%.US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said the economy should remain open in case of a renewed surge in cases, but the absence of confinement measures could have more severe medium to long-term implications for the public health and the economy....
June 12, 2020

Risk-off: Equities down, treasuries and dollar up

MENA Leisure facilities getting ready for opening.
MENALAC members prepare to open amusement facilities
DUBAI — A robust re-opening strategy that takes into account the new health, safety and social distancing regime, will help the Middle East’s leisure attraction facilities that includes amusement parks, theme parks, family entertainment centres and cinema theatres to gain customer confidence to avail the world-class entertainment facilities and bounce back soon after the planned re-opening of the economy.With offices, business activities including shopping malls, retail outlets and cinema halls opening, the leisure operators are now ready with a new set of health and social distancing procedures, capacity management, adequate spacing on rides and theatre seating that will ensure safety of all customers.The COVID-19 crisis has forced all the leisure tourism attraction facilities to shut...
June 12, 2020

MENALAC members prepare to open amusement facilities

Sami Darouni
How GCC consumer packaged goods firms, retailers can weather COVID-19 storm
DUBAI — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the GCC consumer sector, with dramatic changes in consumer behavior and supply chain disruptions. The crisis comes after recent economic weakness in the GCC, marked by waning consumer confidence and the recent steep drop in the oil price.Although there is a surge in demand because of stockpiling for some product categories like packaged food, hygiene products, and other essentials, consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers are dealing with unpredictability that is putting extreme pressure on their daily operations, according to the latest article by Strategy& Middle East, part of the PwC network.“Most companies have reacted quickly by setting up crisis teams and devoting all their focus to keeping their...
June 12, 2020

How GCC consumer packaged goods firms, retailers can weather COVID-19 storm

British Council scheme to help 1m English learners amid COVID-19
RIYADH — British Council has announced a scheme to part-fund one-on-one English lessons for one million learners across the globe. One million 30-minute private introductory sessions on their MyTutor video tutoring platform are being reduced to just SR5 to help learners keep prepared for IELTS exams during lockdown.Globally, over two billion people are learning English as a second language, and every year over three million of them take an IELTS exam, often as part of a visa application or to study abroad. Saudi Arabia is one of British Council's top IELTS territories, with more exams administered here than most countries around the world .• 8% of test-takers achieve an advanced level (7+)• A further 16% achieve an intermediate level (6+)With COVID-19 related lockdown and...
June 12, 2020

British Council scheme to help 1m English learners amid COVID-19

Josh Douglas, vice president of threat intelligence at Mimecast.
74% of Saudi firms expect to suffer from an email-borne attack: Mimecast
RIYADH — Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, recently unveiled its fourth-annual State of Email Security 2020 report. This report summarizes details from 1,025 global IT decision makers on the current state of cybersecurity.Providing year-over-year comparisons, along with Mimecast’s analysis from the first 100-day period of the coronavirus public health crisis, the report is designed to both offer valuable insights into recent attack trends organizations are challenged with and to serve as a guide to drive continuous improvement to any organization’s cyber resilience strategy.The findings in this year’s State of Email Security report demonstrate that despite high levels of confidence in respondents’ cyber resilience strategies, there is a clear need for...
June 12, 2020

74% of Saudi firms expect to suffer from an email-borne attack: Mimecast

Group 42, Oxford Nanopore co-develop ultra-scalable solution for COVID-19 detection
RIYADH — Group 42 (G42), a leading AI and Cloud Computing company based in the United Arab Emirates, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, an advanced sequencing technology company based in the United Kingdom, announced they have developed an unprecedented population-scale technology that rapidly and accurately detects SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The end-to-end solution will be officially launched within weeks.With ultra-high parallel processing capacity, the new technology has the potential to transform the diagnostics industry globally. This innovation uses the LamPORE assay, which is based on the LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) technique and Oxford Nanopore’s rapid sequencing platform, in combination with the high-throughput automation, sample processing...
June 12, 2020

Group 42, Oxford Nanopore co-develop ultra-scalable solution for COVID-19 detection

Claude Schuck
Closing business’ data availability and protection gaps critical to digital transformation
By Claude Schuck,We live in the era of Digital Transformation. And while every company strives to optimize their operations by embracing disruptive technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), IoT and robotics, at the heart of all these strategies is data. However, despite understanding its importance, many companies are unaware of how precarious a position their data management and infrastructure is leaving them in.The Veeam 2020 Data Protection Trends Report surveyed more than 1,500 global enterprises to understand their current approach toward data protection and management. Between downtime, gaps in availability and protection to full-blown cyberattacks, the scope of modern data protection and management has become an increasingly complex issue.The survey found that while data was...
June 12, 2020

Closing business’ data availability and protection gaps critical to digital transformation

Colin Prentice, an ISA99 expert at Emerson Automation Solutions
Building strong cybersecurity foundation a deterrent against risks
DUBAI — Selecting, engineering, implementing, and operating a control system is a significant, long-term investment. Yet applying a defense-in-depth strategy to protect the process from cybersecurity risks is another significant, long-term investment that can be made more complicated if the inherent security features of the control system are not strong, an industry expert said.Colin Prentice, an ISA99 expert at Emerson Automation Solutions, and OT cybersecurity leader in MEA region, stressed that emerging cybersecurity standards can help project personnel recognize process control systems that are cybersecure-ready.Working with automation suppliers and their customers, the International Society of Automation (ISA) developed the ANSI/ISA 62443 family of standards, aimed at guiding end...
June 12, 2020

Building strong cybersecurity foundation a deterrent against risks

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