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EU warns of prolonged energy shock, forced cuts if Iran war continues
Europe has not yet faced supply shortages, but is grappling with soaring oil and gas prices and airports have warned the first jet fuel shortages could hit within weeks.
Europe's summer flights at risk as Iran war exposes refining decline
Europe’s oil and gas industry has shrunk dramatically over the past 25 years: North Sea production has dwindled and more than 30 refineries - 16% of refining capacity - have been shuttered across the continent.
Slovak refiner says no deal yet on Adria pipeline tests
The pipeline from Croatia is an alternative oil route to Slovakia and Hungary, and its importance has grown with the Druzhba pipeline - which carries Russian crude and runs through Ukraine - out of operation since the end of January.
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.
IEA ready to further tap global oil reserves if needed, chief says
The 32-member IEA agreed last month to release 400 million barrels of oil from reserves, the largest-ever coordinated release, in a bid to calm oil markets. The U.S., the world's largest oil and gas producer, agreed to release 172 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Russia’s Rosneft diverts oil to Tuapse refinery from drone-hit Novorossiysk port
A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a large fire at the Sheskharis oil terminal in the Novorossiysk port last week, damaging two of its main berths and forcing oil exports from the port to halt.
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.
Oil tankers steer clear of Hormuz ahead of U.S. blockade
The move followed the collapse of weekend talks between Washington and Tehran, prompting President Donald Trumpto say on Sunday the U.S. Navy would enforce a blockade targeting vessels entering and leaving Iranian ports, even as Washington stressed it would not restrict transit through the strait itself.
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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