Crude oil
Latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil deal blow to China's Sinopec
The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports.
FourPoint Resources, Energy Transfer to facilitate expansion of Price River Terminal in Utah (U.S.)
The terminal expansion will feature a newly constructed continuous loop track to streamline rail logistics and a railcar load rack capable of loading 140,000 bpd of oil.
Czech state lending 200,000 tons of oil to Orlen Unipetrol during TAL work
The State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) said work on modernizing the pier at the port in Trieste, Italy, where the pipeline begins, was limiting the movement of tankers and restricting supplies.
Taiwan's CPC Corp. shuts one crude unit at Talin for maintenance until November
The 150,000-bpd crude unit and some gasoline-producing units were shut around the middle of September.
Indonesia's Pertamina completes oil storage tank construction to support refinery upgrade
The overhaul of the Balikpapan facility is nearly finished and operations are scheduled to begin in November.
Update: U.S. postpones sanctions on Serbia's Russian-owned NIS oil company for one week
The reported extension comes as the U.S. extended a license for Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF to transport crude to Serbia for another week, as it seeks to complete the delivery of contracted volumes.
Delek sues Marex and BTX over $30 million refinery damage from tainted crude
Delek US Holdings has sued London-based Marex Group and Texas-based BTX Energy, accusing them of supplying contaminated crude oil that damaged one of its U.S. refineries and caused more than $30 million in losses.
Idemitsu shuts 165,000-bpd Aichi CDU for scheduled maintenance
Its smaller rival Cosmo Oil, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings, also shut the 100,000-bpd CDU at its Sakai refinery in western Japan on August 27 for scheduled maintenance, with operations expected to resume in October.
Malaysia's PRefChem shuts both residual fluid catalytic cracking units
The Johor-based refiner is trying to bring the units, which typically upgrade residual fuels into higher-value products such as gasoline, back online this week.
- OXEA confirms final investment decision for major capacity expansion at plant 7/10
- TotalEnergies ships to Asia the first cargo produced by the ECA LNG plant 7/10
- ADNOC L&S expands LNG fleet with order for four new carriers 7/10
- India's ONGC plans to build 13-MMbbl national strategic oil reserve 7/10
- Russian refineries, oil terminal, tankers hit, Ukraine says 7/10
- Tajikistan says it has 60 days' fuel in reserve amid Russian supply crunch 7/10
