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Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical offers 2018 jet fuel, diesel term

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical Corp has offered a total of 3.3 MMbbl of jet fuel and diesel for 2018 term contracts, tender documents showed on Monday.

Singapore revokes Transocean Oil's bunker fuel supply license

LONDON (Reuters) — Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said on Monday it had revoked Transocean Oil's bunker fuel supply license in the Port of Singapore, effective immediately.

Oil near 2-yr high as tightening market attracts buyers

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Oil prices rose on Friday, nearing their highest levels in more than 2 yr, with buyers attracted by expectations of an extension to a global pact to cut output that has reduced oversupply.

Repsol profit leaps on refining and crude price gains

MADRID (Reuters) — Spanish oil major Repsol posted close to a 90% jump in third-quarter adjusted net profit after higher oil prices boosted its production division while its refining arm remained highly profitable.

Indonesia 2017 biodiesel use to reach 2.53 MMkl

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesia's unblended biodiesel consumption is expected to come in at 2.53 MM kiloliters (kl) this year, said Dono Boestami, the chief executive of the Indonesia Estate Crop Fund, a government agency that overseas consumption of the fuel.

Petronas, Aramco to finalize RAPID deal after resolving 'technical issues'

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) — Malaysian state energy company Petronas and Aramco are facing "technical issues" in finalizing the Saudi oil major's $7 B investment in a refinery project, but the deal will be completed soon, state news agency Bernama reported on Friday.

Thai refiner IRPC's quarterly profit more than doubles on rising oil prices

BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thai oil refiner IRPC Pcl's net profit more than doubled in the third quarter as the subsidiary of energy giant PTT Group benefited from rising oil prices and higher margins on its chemical products.

Metso receives major oil and gas valve orders from Chinese petchem customers

Metso has received four major valve orders for the oil and gas industry from Chinese petrochemical customers.

BPCL ramps up run rate at Kochi refinery after expansion

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — India's Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has ramped up the operating rate of its Kochi oil refinery after completing an expansion at the plant in southern India, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Business Trends: Preparing for a sea change in global refining

Boston Consulting Group: Follette, C.  |  Ruiz-Cabrero, J.

The global oil refining industry has been buffeted by many events in recent years.