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Energy company follows decisions by five big shipping firms as Houthi militants step up attacks on vessels

BP has halted all shipments of oil and gas through the Red Sea after a step-up in attacks on cargo ships by Houthi militants in Yemen.

The British oil company said on Tuesday that it had paused shipping in the region indefinitely, citing a “deteriorating security situation” amid tensions in the Middle East.

BP becomes the first oil company to directly halt its own shipping, after five big shipping companies stopped their vessels passing through the waters between Asia and Africa which connect Asia and Europe, with the Suez canal at the tip.

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[–] febra@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The houthis doing more to fight climate change than COP28

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How is burning more fuel to take a much longer route better for the climate?

[–] febra@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was mostly joking,... you can't seriously believe I was for real

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I frequently read much more stupid shit on Lemmy.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Good. They should stop shipments everywhere.

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

What is going on in this thread? It's like comments keep disappearing.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Houthis are attacking anyone shipping supplies to Ukraine. They are acting as hired guns for Putin and should be treated as such. They should be dealt with the way any other Putin-directed violence would be dealt with.

[–] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's funny how most companies are halting shipments through the Red Sea instead of opting for the much cheaper option of just... Not shipping to Israel.

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There are reasons besides Israel to use the Red Sea. Like, a little known thing named the "Suez Canal", it's kind of a secret, very unknown, you should look it up.

[–] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well, they're not just hitting shipments to Israel are they and it's certainly not "Yemeni policy" as the Houthis are far from constituting the Yemen government.

[–] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe, just maybe, you should just allow food to be sent into Gaza, then?

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

I don't have that power, so I don't know why you're blaming me.