AROUND 150 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS TO START THEIR JOB AT THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD. THEIR JOBS HELD UP BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PROCESSED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ...

It was an active week of commercial construction permits with over $52 million of work approved. Palatka's downtown revival: Investors bet on small-town charm © 2025 ...

Crude oil stocks, not including the SPR, stood at 441.8 million barrels on May 9, the EIA's latest weekly petroleum status report showed. Image by peshkov via iStock U.S. commercial crude oil ...

KITTERY, Maine — Despite being approved for hire, nearly 150 new workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard have yet to begin their employment due to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management holding up ...

The initiative, unveiled under the leadership of NUPRC Chief Executive Gbenga Komolafe, aims to ramp up Nigeria’s crude oil production by an additional one million barrels per day (bpd).

Presidential legacies are built on legislation, not executive orders – a lesson from Donald Trump’s first term that now presents a pressing test for his second. For years, Trump has relied on ...

One of Europe's largest cruise operators, MSC Cruises, has ordered two new giant ships to be built at France's Saint-Nazaire shipyard. It's set to boost the local economy, though cruise ships ...

Whoever gave Louis Lee an inexpensive camera didn’t know he’d become obsessed with photography and develop essential skills needed by the Vancouver Kaiser Shipyard. After the Japanese bombed ...

The American Petroleum Institute reportedly shows a surprise build of 4.29M barrels of oil in U.S. commercial stockpiles for the week ending May 9. Gasoline inventories reportedly show a draw of 1 ...

One part of the plan is a $100 rebate incentive on rainwater barrels. “We’re facing some pretty serious conditions. If something doesn’t change, if we don’t get more water, we’ll ...

As a barrel is being constructed, but before the heads at either end are added, the cooper (barrel maker) chars the inside edges of the staves. This final treatment imparts aromas of vanilla, spice ...

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is the cask-strength version of the distillery’s core Elijah Craig bourbon. It is made from a mashbill of 78 percent corn, 12 percent malted barley, and 10 percent rye ...