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Mexican agency finds irregularities in Pemex, Odebrecht contract

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico's top anti-corruption agency said on Monday it had identified $6.7 MM in "new irregularities" from a contract between state oil company Pemex and Odebrecht, the Brazilian engineering firm that has admitted paying bribes in a dozen countries in recent years.

Shell eyes Asia, aims to expand vehicle recharging at fuel stations

LONDON (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell aims to expand marketing operations in Asia and wants 20% of sales from its fuel stations worldwide to come from recharging electric vehicles and low carbon fuels by 2025, as the world shifts away from crude.

Rosneft to ship record 40 MMt of oil to China in 2017

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's top oil producer Rosneft plans to export a record 40 MMt of crude oil to China this year, Chief Executive Igor Sechin was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Oil weakens on fears Irma could dent US demand

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices edged lower on Monday on concerns that Hurricane Irma's pounding of heavily populated areas of Florida could dent oil demand in the world's top oil consuming nation.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US margins recorded solid gains as crack spreads for all products increased due to healthy domestic demand.

Business Trends: The state of the global refining sector

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past few years, the world has witnessed significant downstream capacity growth in all sectors of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).

Industry Perspectives: Emerging trends in the global refining industry

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking nearly 700 refining projects around the world.

China invests $9.1 B in Rosneft as Glencore, Qatar cut stakes

MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) — Chinese conglomerate CEFC will buy a 14.16% stake in Russian oil major Rosneft for $9.1 B from a consortium of Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority, strengthening the energy partnership between Moscow and Beijing.

Oil steady as Irma heads for Florida, Saudi Arabia cuts supply

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices steadied on Friday after almost a week of sharp rises as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, drove towards Florida after tearing through the Caribbean.

Uber to stop using diesel cars in London by end 2019

LONDON (Reuters) — Uber will cease using diesel cars in London by the end of 2019 and the vast majority of rides will be in electric or hybrid vehicles by then, the taxi app said on Friday.