Crude oil
China, Myanmar reach agreement on oil pipeline
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China and Myanmar have reached an agreement on an oil pipeline between the neighboring countries and the project will open "very quickly," China's vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin said on Monday.
China state refiners given 1.3 MMt of general trade fuel quotas
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's state oil refiners have been granted a combined 1.315 MMt of quotas to export refined fuel under so-called general trade terms, three sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
India's oil imports from Iran top 500 Mbpd in 2016–2017
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's Iran oil imports jumped to a record high in 2016–2017 topping 500 Mbpd as refiners boosted purchases after lifting of some Western sanctions against Tehran last year.
Oil hits one-month high after US missile strike in Syria
LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil prices hit a one-month high on Friday after the United States fired missiles at a Syrian government airbase, sending shockwaves through global markets and raising concerns that the conflict could spread in the oil-rich region.
Novak says in talks with Belarus to up oil supplies from April 13
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia may increase oil supplies to Belarus starting from April 13 if Minsk pays for the crude by then, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday.
Nigeria pushes to legalize illicit refineries in restive Delta oil region
ABUJA (Reuters) -- Nigeria aims to legalize illicit oil refineries in the turbulent Niger Delta region, the vice-president's office said on Thursday, hoping to bring peace to the production heartland for the crude on which the country relies.
AFPM challenges decision on tank car surcharge
WASHINGTON -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) filed a petition for review in the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) dismissal of its complaint against the surcharge imposed by BNSF Railway Company on DOT-111 tanks cars carrying crude oil.
Iran struggles to expand oil exports as sea storage cleared
LONDON (Reuters) -- Iran has sold all the oil it had stored for years at sea and Tehran is now struggling to keep exports growing as it grapples with production constraints, shipping and oil sources say.
US crude inventories rise unexpectedly, product stocks dip
(Reuters) -- US crude stocks unexpectedly rose last week to a fresh record high, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell less than expected, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, interrupting a recent string of bullish news for the oil market.
Traders cancel light cycle oil cargoes ahead of China tax
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) -- Traders in North Asia are rushing to cancel loadings of a range of oil products for sale to China, ahead of a planned Chinese consumption tax that will make the trade uneconomic.
- 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
- Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia 8/22
