Crude oil
Update: bp's Olympic Pipeline shutdown hits airlines' fuel supply
The leak was first reported on November 11. bp restored one of the two pipelines east of Everett that had been shut to determine the source of some product discharge. The restored line was shut down again shortly afterward, halting refined product deliveries on the system.
Russia sees scope for oil exports boost to China, urges cooperation in LNG
China and India have become the main buyers of Russian oil since the start of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022.
Vietnam's Binh Son refinery steps up U.S. oil imports
Vietnam has been seeking to buy more U.S. goods to narrow a trade gap between the two countries since Trump threatened in April to impose tariffs on Vietnamese products.
Update: bp crew excavates Olympic Pipeline, yet to find cause of leak
bp said on Friday its Olympic Pipeline crew excavated more than 100 ft (0.03 km) of pipeline following a leak earlier this month near Everett, Washington (U.S.), but have not yet identified the source of the leak.
Lukoil's Finnish fuel chain Teboil files for corporate restructuring
The United States last month hit Lukoil with sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, disrupting the company's international business.
India's Reliance stops importing Russian crude for refinery operations
The Indian conglomerate, which has a long-term deal to buy nearly 500,000 bpd of crude from Russian major Rosneft, had said it would abide by sanctions against Moscow while maintaining ties with current oil suppliers.
Update: Fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil upgrader, operations halted
Incidents and outages are frequent within PDVSA's aging infrastructure, including oilfields, refineries and upgraders that are key to turning the country's extra heavy oil output into exportable crude grades.
Lukoil trading arm shrinks fast under Western sanctions
The measures, which also target state-owned Rosneft, took effect on Friday as Washington seeks to choke off Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. They have thrown Lukoil’s global operations into limbo, from oilfields in the Middle East to fuel pumps and refineries across Europe.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall on higher demand, fuel inventories rise
U.S. crude stocks fell as refining and export demand rose, while gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week.
Reliance buys 1 MMbbl of crude from Kuwait's KPC, trade sources say
Last week, KPC issued a tender to sell crude oil that the Al-Zour refinery is unable to process because of unplanned maintenance after a fire.
- Fire at Russian petrochemicals plant kills at least three 4/2
- NH3 Clean Energy selects Linde to deliver FEED for the WAH2 project 4/2
- Phelan Green selects Honeywell process technology for flagship South African eSAF facility 4/2
- Metafuels secures Dutch government grant to advance Rotterdam eSAF project 4/2
- Topsoe partners with Hynfra P.S.A. to advance green ammonia in Jordan 4/2
- China calls for independent refiners to maintain fuel output amid war disruption 4/2
