Economics
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects
India and Sri Lanka said that they had agreed to improve economic ties by increasing cooperation in renewable energy and studying the feasibility of building an oil pipeline and a land bridge between the two countries.
Russia is not ruling out quotas on fuel exports, deputy PM says
Russia is not ruling out introducing quotas on the export of oil products to stabilize gasoline prices, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, according to state media, as gasoline wholesale prices hit an all-time high.
Iran denies oil on tanker seized by Indonesia belongs to Tehran
Iran said the oil cargo of an Iranian-flagged supertanker seized by Indonesia last week does not belong to Tehran, Iranian state media reported.
Aramco completes $3.4 B purchase of Rongsheng Petrochemical stake
Aramco has successfully closed a landmark transaction to acquire a 10% interest in Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. for $3.4 B through its subsidiary Aramco Overseas Company BV, based in the Netherlands.
Iraq and Lebanon sign MoU on Iraq providing Lebanon with fuel oil and crude oil
Iraq and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Iraq providing Lebanon with fuel oil and crude oil, the Iraqi state news agency INA reported
Corpus Christi plastics plant construction will create up to 2,400 jobs at its peak
The completed Jumbo plastics project will be capable of producing between 1.1 million and 1.3 million metric tons of purified terephthalic acid, and polyethylene terephthalate.
Air Canada explores possible use of lower-carbon plane fuel
Canada's largest airline has inked a deal seeking to bring in more lower-carbon aviation fuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide by 2025.
Pakistan fuel pump operator association calls national strike
Fuel pump operators across Pakistan are to hold a nationwide strike on July 22 in a bid to secure larger margins amid an inflation crisis.
Gazprom Neft's vessels to use biofuel produced from waste cooking oil
Russia's successor to McDonald's has teamed up with energy company Gazprom Neft to fuel marine vessels with biofuel produced using waste cooking oil an effort to lower their carbon footprints.
China's June fuel oil imports at year-to-date high on firm Russian volumes
China's June fuel oil imports hit the highest level for a month so far in 2023, buoyed by firm purchases of Russian oil, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
- SkyNRG starts construction on its first SAF plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands 2/13
- India's Reliance wins U.S. license for Venezuelan oil 2/13
- Singapore light distillates stocks hit over 3-yr high on robust imports 2/13
- Three contractors injured at ExxonMobil facility in Beaumont, Texas (U.S.) 2/13
- China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club 2/13
- TotalEnergies booked loss in France due to refining activities, CEO says 2/13
