Asia/Pacific
Japan's Eneos says 145,000-bpd Sendai CDU shut down since April 16
The unit had just resumed operations on April 14 following an unplanned shutdown on March 31.
China curtailing, not banning fuel exports, shipping data shows
The export cut has been deeper in April than it was in March, according to tanker tracker Vortexa, with shipments of diesel, jet fuel and gasoline to destinations other than Hong Kong totaling 320,000 metric tons in the first two weeks of this month - just a sixth of year-earlier levels.
Japan's weekly gasoline prices largely flat as subsidies offset price spikes
Japan began to partially release oil stockpiles from March 16 and has also rolled out subsidies to compensate for rising product prices which spiked to all-time highs in mid-March following the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
How China is plugging energy supply gaps left by U.S.-Iran conflict
China secured roughly half of its total imports of crude oil, refined fuels, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Middle East in 2025.
Vietnam's Binh Son refinery has enough crude oil to operate until early July
The 130,000-bpd refinery will buy all crude oil produced domestically for its operations.
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