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Synthetic crude rises on extended Syncrude oil sands cuts

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — The price of oil sands synthetic crude strengthened on Wednesday after the majority owner in the Syncrude oil sands project in northern Alberta said maintenance on the facility had been extended.

EIA: Global oil markets expected to tighten in Q3 2017, then loosen through 2018

Forecast world production of crude oil and other liquids in 2017 and 2018 was revised slightly downward in the June edition of EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), which was issued after the May 25 announcement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of an extension to production cuts that were originally set to end this month.

US judge orders more environmental analysis of Dakota pipeline

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A federal judge ordered the US Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider its environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Wednesday, opening up the possibility that the line could be shut at a later date.

S.Korea's May Iranian crude oil imports fall to 8-mth low

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea's Iranian crude oil imports dropped in May to their lowest in eight months as refiners bought less of the Middle Eastern nation's condensate, while Tehran struggled to maintain shipment volumes after exhausting stocks stored on tankers.

India's oil imports from Iran plunge over gas field row

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India's oil imports from Iran have fallen to their lowest since June 2016, shipping data shows, in possible retaliation for Tehran not awarding a gas field development to Indian companies.

Malaysia's Petronas set to auction Kimanis crude on Dubai exchange

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Malaysia's Petronas is set to auction one of its crude grades on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, according to sources familiar with the matter, making the state-owned company the first to sell a non-Middle East oil on the trading platform.

China's May oil output lowest on record; refiners churn out more

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's crude oil production fell to its lowest on record in May, even as refineries in the world's top buyer of crude churned out product at their fastest pace in nearly two years, data showed on Wednesday.

IEA: Oil supply growth to outpace rise in consumption in 2018

LONDON (Reuters) — Growth in oil supply next year is expected to outpace an anticipated pick-up in demand that will push global consumption above 100 MMbpd for the first time, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.

BP Statistical Review shows long-term shifts underway

The 2017 edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy shows global energy markets continuing to undergo long-term changes as they also adapt to nearer-term price challenges.

Traders keep oil in Asian storage for later sale, undermine OPEC supply cuts

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — A 10% decline in oil prices since late May could push traders to keep crude in storage, looking to sell down the line when forward prices are higher.