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Finland-based Valmet has signed a nationwide agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to supply spare parts for Neles valves, actuators, and positioners across all of the Brazilian energy firm’s operational units, including oil and natural gas exploration, production, refining, commercialization, and power generation. With an initial term of one year and the possibility of automatic renewal for up to five years, the agreement is a “significant milestone in the partnership between the two companies,” Valmet said in a news release. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The first order was included in Valmet’s orders received in the second…

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jigar Bhati, a member of technical staff at OpenAI. He’s worked at the company since 2023 and previously worked as a software engineer at Twitter. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I was working at Twitter for almost seven years and was looking for a change in general. Twitter was a big tech company, and it was handling millions of users already. I wanted to join a company that was a bit smaller scale and work in a startup-like environment.When ChatGPT launched, software engineers were in awe. So I…

AI guys aren’t only hot at Big Tech companies. They’re also just hot.Professional matchmakers in the Bay Area told Business Insider that AI engineers are newly desirable in the dating world, as their salaries balloon and all sectors rush to embrace the technology. Companies like Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI are offering top AI talent millions per year, and eligible singles in the country’s tech mecca are noticing.”The last couple of years, more women are saying they’re attracted to a nerd,” said Amber Lee, the CEO of Select Date Society. “They literally use the word nerd. So I think that’s kind…

On Saturday, the people of Paüls will celebrate the feast of their patron saint, Sant Roc, with a mass, followed by a communal meal eaten at stone tables, jota folk dances and a profound and lingering sense of relief.Last month’s wildfire – which turned the night skies a hellish orange, blackened the surrounding hills and devoured 3,300 hectares (8,154 acres) of land – was a near-disaster that stirred memories of the 2009 blaze in nearby Horta de Sant Joan that killed five firefighters.“People were afraid that everything would burn and that they’d lose everything,” says Enric Adell, the mayor of…

Citing the latest Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) have highlighted new employment figures showing a decrease in upstream employment in Texas in the month of July. According to TIPRO’s analysis, direct Texas upstream employment for July totaled 205,200, a decline of 1,400 industry positions from revised June employment numbers. This represented an increase of 200 jobs in oil and gas extraction and a decrease of 1,600 jobs in the services sector. As communicated in previous reports, TIPRO says fluctuations in monthly employment are…

Citing the latest Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) have highlighted new employment figures showing a decrease in upstream employment in Texas in the month of July. According to TIPRO’s analysis, direct Texas upstream employment for July totaled 205,200, a decline of 1,400 industry positions from revised June employment numbers. This represented an increase of 200 jobs in oil and gas extraction and a decrease of 1,600 jobs in the services sector. As communicated in previous reports, TIPRO says fluctuations in monthly employment are…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm Saturday in the Caribbean, where it threatened to dump flooding rains as it continued to grow larger and stronger, the National Hurricane Center said.The first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, Erin exploded from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in a mere 24 hours. By late Saturday morning its maximum sustained winds more than doubled to 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of Category 5 intensity. “The development of the outer eyewall suggests that rapid intensification should end during the next several hours,” the…

HOUSTON: Oil prices closed down nearly $1 on Friday as traders awaited talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which could lead to an easing of the sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.Brent crude futures settled 99 cents, or 1.5 per cent , lower at $65.85 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures eased $1.16, or 1.8 per cent , lower at $62.80. Trump arrived in Alaska on Friday for his summit with Putin after saying he wants to see a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine “today.” Trump has said…

Windhoek: The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) cancelled a pre-qualification tender for a new oil and gas supply base at Luderitz just days after launching it and without explanation, its Facebook page showed on Friday.The sudden cancellation is a blow to government efforts to accelerate development at Luderitz port, the smaller one of only two commercial ports in the Southern African country and an important energy service centre. An exploration hotspot following a string of offshore discoveries by Shell, TotalEnergies, Galp and Rhino Resources, Namibia has ambitions to deliver first oil by 2030 with Luderitz being designated as the country’s energy…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he does not need to immediately impose retaliatory tariffs on countries such as China for buying Russian oil, though he may revisit the issue “in two or three weeks”, reported Reuters quoting Fox News.Trump has threatened fresh sanctions on Moscow and secondary penalties on nations purchasing its crude if no steps are taken to end the war in Ukraine. India and China remain Russia’s two largest oil buyers.Last week, Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian exports, citing New Delhi’s continued oil imports from Russia. But he has not yet taken similar…