19 November

The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on oil and gas sector in Australia, triggering more than 28,000 job cuts in 2020, which is tantamount to a quarter of the total workforce in the country. The sector is expected to take at least half a decade to recover from the damage caused by the ongoing pandemic. The engineering and construction segment, which saw more than 8,000 job losses, was the worst hit division.

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Qatar’s subsea service provider Mermaid registered a net loss of $84m in September quarter, compared with $6.2m loss it made for the same period in 2019. The revenue during the said quarter was $22m, a 19% slump from $27m the company generated in Q3 2019. Mermaid’s order book showed earnings of $179m, with income generated predominantly from long-term subsea business contracts and potential rewards in Middle East.

The news of potential vaccine for coronavirus from US pharma company Pfizer triggered an increase in Brent Crude futures. The Ice Brent contract hit $44.8 per barrel on Wednesday, a 2.4% surge from Tuesday’s close, while US Nymex contract grew by 2.3%, reaching $42.38 per barrel on Wednesday. Pfizer announced that the phase II testing for vaccine is currently underway and revealed that it showed 95% efficacy in trial participants.

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