Gasoline
U.S. crude stocks rise, gasoline, distillate inventories fall
U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending April 12, said the Energy Information Administration.
Russia cuts railway gasoline exports by 26.5% in April so far
Russia has reduced gasoline exports by rail in April 1-14 by 26.5% from the same period in March due to an export ban.
Russian oil and products trapped on tankers hit by new Iran-related sanctions
Russian oil and products have become trapped at sea on four tankers after the U.S. hit the vessels with fresh Iran-related sanctions
Fuel exports via Russian Railways down 12.7% y/y in March
Fuel exports via Russian Railways' network fell 12.7% year-on-year in March, the Interfax news agency reported.
Mexico's presidential front-runner aims to cut oil refinery waste
Mexico's presidential front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum plans to invest in state-owned Pemex' oil refineries to reduce the huge volumes of low-value fuels produced and instead boost the output of motor fuels.
Oil India plans to start Numaligarh refinery by Dec 2025, export refined fuels
Oil India plans to start its 180,000 bpd Numaligarh refinery in the northeastern state of Assam by December 2025, its chairman Ranjit Rath said.
Petroperu announces stoppage at unit at Talara refinery
Peru's state oil firm Petroperu announced the stoppage of a key unit at its recently modernized Talara refinery through the end of June, due to power supply failures and operational problems which had been ongoing since early February.
U.S. petroleum product exports set another record high in 2023
Petroleum product exports from the U.S. averaged a record 6.1 MM bpdy in 2023, an 2.5% increase from 2022, according to EIA's Petroleum Supply Monthly.
Greece arrests member of gang that raked in $21 B from fuel-product smuggling
Greek authorities have arrested a senior member of an international gang that smuggled Latin American fuel products for illegal sale around the world, raking in an estimated profit of more than $21 B.
An innovative process for simultaneously producing high-purity benzene and U.S.-grade gasoline from FCC C6 heartcut
Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) II regulations restrict the average benzene level in gasoline sold in the U.S. to 0.62 vol%. In India and in several other countries, benzene in gasoline is presently restricted to 1 vol%. Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline contributes to nearly 10%–20% of the gasoline pool in a typical refinery.
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