Americas
US to sell 8 MMbbls of crude oil reserves
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- The US Department of Energy on Monday issued a Notice of Sale for crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserves, with bids for 8 million barrels of light, sweet oil due by Jan. 17.
Oil down 3% on concerns over rising Iraqi exports, US output
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Oil prices tumbled by 3% on Monday on concern that record Iraqi crude exports and rising US output would undermine OPEC's efforts to curb global oversupply.
Colonial Pipeline shuts stubline to Nashville on suspected leak
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Colonial Pipeline Co's gasoline line between Atlanta and Nashville, called Line 19, remained shut on Monday after it was closed on Sunday after a possible spill, a company spokeswoman said on Monday.
REXA establishes Canadian subsidiary
West Bridgewater, MA – REXA announces that it has established REXA Canada, a subsidiary dedicated to improving customer service, technical support, and parts availability for Canadian customers in the oil and gas, refining, power generation, metals and mining industries.
European gasoline arb to US East Coast widens; freight rates limit flows
(Reuters) -- US gasoline prices recently soared to multiyear seasonal highs over European prices, setting the stage for more imports from across the Atlantic, but high freight costs mean not everyone will be able to take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity.
Brazil's Petrobras raises diesel prices by an average 6.1%
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA increased diesel prices at refineries by 6.1% on average with immediate effect, citing higher oil prices and a stronger real currency.
EIA: US set to become energy exporter by 2026
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The United States is projected to become a net energy exporter over the next decade due to rising natural gas exports and falling petroleum product imports, the US Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
US crude stocks fall sharply, products surge
(Reuters) -- US crude oil inventories fell sharply as higher refining runs prompted a surge in gasoline and distillate stocks in the last week of 2016, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
LyondellBasell plans to retain Houston refinery after asset review
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- LyondellBasell said on Thursday that it would retain its Houston-area refinery following a review of strategic options for the business.
US EPA seeks to ban Genscape from verifying biofuel credits
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to revoke Genscape's ability to verify biofuels compliance credits after regulators say it failed to detect a massive fraud perpetrated by companies it was monitoring.
- Brazil's Petrobras raises jet fuel prices by around 7% in key markets 1/3
- Venezuela's 2024 oil exports climb 10.5% amid political turmoil, refinery outages 1/3
- Russian court tells Yandex to hide images of oil refinery after Ukrainian attacks 1/3
- Singapore's Dec. jet fuel imports hit multi-year high on India, S. Korea supply 1/3
- Palm oil ends with more than 5% weekly losses 1/3
- Fire extinguished at Valero's Three Rivers refinery on New Year's Day 1/2
