Crude oil
Industry Metrics
Stronger demand and falling inventories allowed US gasoil cracking spreads to recover, while gasoline was supported by outages.
ExxonMobil forms JV with Sunoco Logistics to expand crude supply to its refineries
Sunoco Logistics Partners has formed a strategic JV with ExxonMobil, Permian Express Partners LLC., to combine certain of their key crude oil logistics assets.
OPEC output curbs could be undone by China slowing crude storage
The sharp drop in China's crude oil imports in October can be ascribed to a combination of factors, but one of them should be a red flag to OPEC, threatening the success of any deal to curb production.
US refinery margins rise in all five regions
Refining margins rose in all five US regional petroleum districts in the week ended November 4, according to Credit Suisse.
Genoil signs $50-B letter of intent to develop integrated oil project in Russia
Genoil Inc. has signed a $50-B letter of intent to develop oil fields and construct clean technology upgraders, refineries and pipelines in Russia.
Brazil's Petrobras to cut diesel, gasoline prices as oil falls
State-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA said it plans to cut diesel and gasoline prices at the refinery point, following a decline in oil prices.
China company signs MOU with BP to supply crude to Isla refinery
Commodity trader Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with BP for commercial cooperation on an oil refinery in the Caribbean.
Obama says US mulling alternate routes for North Dakota pipeline
President Barack Obama said the US government is examining ways to reroute an oil pipeline in North Dakota as it addresses concerns raised by Native American tribes protesting against its construction.
Saudi crude will continue to be supplied to PKN ORLEN refineries
PKN ORLEN has extended its contract with Saudi Aramco as a supplier of crude oil to its refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania until December 31, 2017.
Industry Metrics
US margins fell due to the slowing of domestic gasoline demand, as the driving season ended amid high inventories.
- Valmet to acquire Severn Group to strengthen Process Performance Solutions segment 12/22
- World’s first dynamic green ammonia plant starts operations in Denmark 12/22
- Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction equipment for Commonwealth LNG export project 12/22
- China's November fuel oil imports up 15% from October 12/22
- Azerbaijan sends first gasoline shipment to Armenia after decades of war 12/22
- Ethanol producer Inpasa to invest $630 MM in Brazil biorefinery projects 12/22

