Oil’s red-hot rally over the first half of the year has been interrupted by delta
Asia is set to send excess diesel supplies to Europe and possibly to the US as the delta variant dents demand
Oil’s impressive first-half rally has lost momentum in July and August
The delta variant has spurred fresh curbs on mobility in many nations including China, harming energy consumption
Oil prices have retreated 6 per cent this month as the contagious delta variant triggers renewed lockdowns in China and other key Asian consumers
Etihad said it carried 1 million passengers in the first half of the year
The Alpha, Beta and Delta strains are currently the most prevalent Covid-19 mutations in the country, together accounting for 84.4 per cent of all infections
No details were revealed about how many cases were detected and whether they were found among citizens or expats