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Algeria's Sonatrach Resumes Exploratory Drilling in Libya

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the state energy company Sonatrach is pictured at the headquarters in Algiers, Algeria November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the state energy company Sonatrach is pictured at the headquarters in Algiers, Algeria November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo
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Algeria's Sonatrach Resumes Exploratory Drilling in Libya

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the state energy company Sonatrach is pictured at the headquarters in Algiers, Algeria November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the state energy company Sonatrach is pictured at the headquarters in Algiers, Algeria November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo

Algeria's oil and gas firm Sonatrach resumed its exploratory drilling in Libya's Ghadames basin in mid-October, Tripoli's National Oil Corp (NOC) said in a statement on Thursday.

The well is located in contract area (95/96) in the Ghadames Basin, near the Libyan-Algerian border, NOC said in the statement. It is also approximately 100 km (62.14 miles) from Wafa field.

"The company plans to complete drilling at an expected final depth of 8,440 feet," said the NOC.

It said that Sonatrach halted its activities and left the site more than 10 years ago "due to unstable security situation at that time."

Libya is one of Africa's biggest oil producers but output has been disrupted repeatedly in the chaotic decade since 2014, when the country split between rival authorities in the east and west following the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.

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Trump Warns EU of Tariffs over Canada's Potential Associate Membership

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Trump Warns EU of Tariffs over Canada's Potential Associate Membership

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US President Donald Trump has threatened to take action against the EU if it moved forward with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to make Canada the bloc's first associate member.

"If they do that, if I think it's at all ⁠a hostile act, ⁠I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things," Trump told reporters en route to ⁠an event in North Carolina, calling the proposal "laughable."

"And so, if they do that, if Europe does that with a bad intention, if it's a good intention, that's fine. If it's a bad intention, we'll put very heavy tariffs ⁠on ⁠Europe."

Von der Leyen announced the proposal on Wednesday during her annual State of the Union speech, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mick Carney, as she sought to deepen ties among allies in what she called "an openly hostile world.”

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Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit Concludes with Agreements Exceeding SAR5 Billion

The fourth edition of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2026 concluded on Wednesday. (SPA)
The fourth edition of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2026 concluded on Wednesday. (SPA)
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Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit Concludes with Agreements Exceeding SAR5 Billion

The fourth edition of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2026 concluded on Wednesday. (SPA)
The fourth edition of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2026 concluded on Wednesday. (SPA)

The fourth edition of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit 2026 concluded on Wednesday with more than 40 agreements, initiatives and announcements unveiled through partnerships, programs and projects with a combined estimated value exceeding SAR5 billion.

The initiatives aim to advance biotechnology localization and strengthen its healthcare and economic impact, the Saudi Press Agency said.

The summit drew delegations and experts from more than 57 countries and more than 200 speakers. The total number of visitors and registrants exceeded 15,000.

Its program included more than 80 sessions, along with seven high-level executive sessions, covering artificial intelligence, genomics, vaccines, biomanufacturing, advanced therapies, investment, and talent development.

The Life Sciences Innovation Forum attracted five specialized investment funds that expressed readiness to invest more than $120 million in promising opportunities and companies.

Meanwhile, the Next Generation Biotechnologist Forum focused on empowering early-career researchers and scientists.

The accompanying exhibition spanned more than 6,000 square meters and featured more than 120 sponsors and exhibitors, including international pavilions from Spain, China, Japan, Germany, the United States of America, and the Republic of Korea.

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Goldman Sachs Sees October Fed Hike after Hawkish Signal

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Goldman Sachs Sees October Fed Hike after Hawkish Signal

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Goldman Sachs now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by another quarter point in October, making it one of the first major Wall Street banks to forecast consecutive rate hikes following the US central bank's hawkish signal on Wednesday.

The call represents a reversal of Goldman's earlier view that the US Fed had completed its tightening cycle after September's quarter-point increase.

Goldman said the Fed's updated rate projections, which showed a strong ⁠majority of policymakers ⁠expecting at least one more increase this year, pointed to a "two-hike baseline" for 2026.

The brokerage said October was the most likely timing for the next move because policymakers framed further tightening as supporting "a timelier return" to the Fed's 2% inflation target.

The ⁠Fed earlier on Wednesday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a 3.75%-4.00% range.

Goldman said the meeting was more hawkish than expected, citing policymakers' rate projections, an upward revision to the neutral interest rate and Chair Kevin Warsh's repeated description of the move as having only "removed a dose of accommodation."

Traders see roughly 50% odds of another quarter-point Fed rate hike in October, according to CME Group's ⁠FedWatch tool, ⁠up sharply after policymakers signaled further tightening could be needed.

Goldman's revised forecast leaves Bank of America Global Research as the only other major brokerage expecting a more aggressive tightening path, with BofA projecting rate hikes in October and December, Reuters reported.

Markets will also be watching policy decisions from the Bank of England, due later in the day, and the Bank of Japan on Friday for further clues on the global interest-rate outlook.