Cyclone Kara downgraded to lowhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21461589-1702,00.htmlTROPICAL Cyclone Kara has been downgraded to a low with residents reporting only heavy rain as the storm crossed Western Australia's far north coast. 11:37am (AEST)2007-03-28T04:53+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-e2c023f03c27399a252ea3b47c327f41FloodingCyclone Kara weakeninghttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21460702-1702,00.htmlCYCLONE Kara has weakened considerably as it approaches the Pilbara coast of Western Australia. 11:08pm (AEST)2007-03-27T16:36+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-22cce7b7d6c071a2893e921700803de1Port closes as cyclone nearshttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21457763-1702,00.htmlA MAJOR mining port closed today as Pilbara residents swung into well-oiled preparation routines ahead of the third tropical cyclone of the West Australian season. 7:07pm (AEST)2007-03-27T11:57+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-7ab961201aa3d3160a890e9ed9871f88FloodingCyclone Kara showing signs of weakeninghttp://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21455447-2702,00.html?from=public_rssPILBARA residents may be spared the brunt of category three tropical cyclone Kara which has begun to weaken as it approaches Western Australia's far north coast.2007-03-27T07:16+0200TheAustralianenTheAustralian-d68ac6696cecf0b1930f162fec2162b8Cyclone hits Aussie oil outputhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/104586198/index.htmlSYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. said on Tuesday it has temporarily shut its 10,600 barrels per day Griffin oil field off Western Australia due to an approaching cyclone. "The field was shut in yesterday and the production vessels have been disconnected," said a BHP spokeswoman.2007-03-27T02:46+0200cnnencnn-2a6b08af3bd82e32ba4a1c3c21e6911cEnergyKOC gives $625m contract for new oil gathering centrehttp://www.gulfnews.com/business/News_in_Brief/10113886.htmlKuwait City: Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) yesterday signed a $625 million contract with South Korea's SK Engineering and Construction to build a huge oil and gas gathering centre in the north of the country. The new centre will have a capacity for 165,000 barrels of oil and 240 million cubic feet of natural gas daily, the company said.2007-03-27T02:15+0200africaFMenafricaFM-f55b904e60da9ade267f49703acd3704ManMadeDisastersEnergyPilbara warned as Cyclone Kara intensifieshttp://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21447897-2702,00.html?from=public_rssPILBARA communities are being warned to take precautions today after tropical cyclone Kara grew to a category three storm bound for the Western Australian coast.2007-03-26T08:31+0200TheAustralianenTheAustralian-2756f7ae288f599566f65395d4624255Strengthening cyclone bearing down on coasthttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21446719-1702,00.htmlCOMMUNITIES in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have been warned to take precautions as tropical cyclone Kara, which has grown to a category three storm, bears down on the coast. 3:21pm (AEST)2007-03-26T08:03+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-78d4817509f64d372f6ee4651c6889b0Cyclone expected to weaken on approachhttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21446719-1702,00.htmlTROPICAL Cyclone Kara is expected to weaken as it approaches Western Australia's far north coast, the Bureau of Meteorology says. 11:48am (AEST)2007-03-26T05:02+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-a18aae45cc037608f7e5c28a055dc4e6Flooding