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Oil climbs as firm demand absorbs ample supply

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil rose on Tuesday as demand soaked up some of the surplus supplies from OPEC and the United States, but traders said the market was trading in a tight range and showed few signs of big short term moves.

Total says crude exports from Congo Republic Djeno terminal unaffected

PARIS (Reuters) — French oil and gas company Total said on Monday that crude exports from its Djeno terminal in Congo Republic was ongoing and unaffected following a strike last week and the sinking of a loading buoy in an unrelated accident.

OPEC's Ecuador says plans to gradually increase oil production

QUITO (Reuters) — OPEC member Ecuador will no longer comply with an agreed OPEC production cut due to the country's financial difficulties and plans to gradually raise its oil output, the government said on Monday.

Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery to import its first Kuwaiti crude cargo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Vietnam's Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP), the owner of the country's second oil refinery, has chartered a supertanker to carry crude from Kuwait in a sign that the behind-schedule project may soon begin startup operations.

India BPCL makes its first US oil purchase, buys Mars, Poseidon

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India's Bharat Petroleum Corp has made its first purchase of US oil, buying high sulfur crudes Mars and Poseidon in a tender, its head of refineries R. Ramachandran said.

Magellan Midstream Partners pipeline ruptures in Texas

HOUSTON (Reuters) — A Magellan Midstream Partners oil pipeline leaked some 1,200 bbl of crude on Thursday, triggering the evacuation of nearby homes while cleanup operations were underway, the company said in a statement.

Oil firm as signs of higher demand outweigh worries of excess

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices edged higher on Friday and were on track for solid weekly gains following positive demand signals, production issues in Nigeria and a reported decline in stocks.

Cheaper options knock Gulf's share of Indian June oil imports to 19-mth low

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — India's reliance on Middle East oil imports shrunk in June to the smallest since October 2015 as the world's third-biggest importer tapped other sources amid OPEC supply cuts, ship tracking data from industry sources and data available on Thomson Reuters Eikon showed.

Tide turns for sulfur-rich oil in a sea of light crude

LONDON (Reuters) — The world is awash with oil, but in pockets of the market lower-quality, sulfur-rich crude is limited and buyers are competing for cargoes.

US crude stockpiles drop the most since September

NEW YORK (Reuters) — US crude oil inventories last week dropped the most in ten months, falling more than expected as imports declined and refining rates rose, while gasoline stocks decreased although demand remained lackluster, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.