Crude oil
Pin Oak Terminals opens multi-product liquid marine terminal
Pin Oak Terminals, LLC opened the new multi-product liquid marine terminal at Pin Oak’s site in Mt. Airy, Louisiana. This is following key investment from Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. in the previous months.
EIA: Danish, Turkish Straits critical to Europe’s crude oil, petroleum trade
The Danish Straits and Turkish Straits, together transited by a combined volume of more than 5 MMbpd in 2016, are important chokepoints for Europe’s crude oil and petroleum liquids supply.
Vietnam crude oil imports to hit record as refinery gets ready to start
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Vietnam's crude oil imports will soar to record highs in August as the country ramps up fuel refining at a time when local crude output is dwindling.
EIA: US crude stockpiles fall the most in nearly a year
NEW YORK (Reuters) — US crude oil inventories fell for the seventh consecutive week in their largest drawdown in nearly a year while exports and production continued to rise, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia crude oil exports fall slightly in June
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in June fell slightly to 6.889 MMbpd, 35,000 bpd lower than the May level, official data showed.
Thai Oil buys 1 MMbbl North Sea crude for Nov to replace Mideast oil
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Refiner Thai Oil PCL has bought 1 MMbbl of North Sea Forties crude to be delivered in November to replace more expensive Middle East oil, trade sources said on Wednesday.
US to sell 14 MMbbl of crude oil from emergency reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US Department of Energy said on Tuesday it will sell 14 MMbbl of crude oil from the nation's emergency reserve in late August.
Venezuela ships more oil to US in July vs June, but less than yr ago
(Reuters) — Venezuela's PDVSA and its joint ventures last month shipped 638,325 bpd of crude to the United States, a 30% increase over June due to larger sales of upgraded oil, according to Thomson Reuters trade flows data.
S.Korea's July Iranian crude oil imports jump 27%
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea's crude oil imports from Iran rose 26.5% in July from a year ago, driven by Seoul's strong appetite for competitively priced Iranian light oil as Tehran looks to boost market share.
Oil falls on strong dollar, OPEC and China weigh
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending a heavy sell-off after a surge in the dollar and weighed down by signs of weaker demand in China, the world's second-largest consumer.

- CNOOC completes construction on $2.9-B, 1.8-MMtpy integrated complex in east China 8/22
- bp's Whiting refinery (U.S.) continues to flare days after severe thunderstorm 8/22
- Bachmann introduces latest version M-Target for Simulink 8/22
- U.S. to rule on biofuel waivers, but big oil refiners may need to wait 8/22
- Chinese independent refiner Hongrun buys Canadian, Brazilian crude 8/22
- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21