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Saudi Arabia to supply full Dec crude volumes to three North Asian refiners

SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, will supply full contractual volumes of crude to three North Asian refiners in December, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Indian Oil Corp starts crude oil trading through Singapore subsidiary

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp on Wednesday began trading crude oil through its Singapore unit, buying a million barrels of Nigerian oil Akpo, the state-run company’s head of finance AK Sharma said.

China sets 2018 non-state crude oil import quota 55% higher than 2017

BEIJING (Reuters) — China has raised its 2018 crude oil import quota for "non-state trade," generally meaning independent refiners, by 55% over 2017, raising the clout of the independents in the global market after a setback this year.

Oil at $70/bbl already a reality for some as Asian premium bites

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The rising demand for crude oil that can more easily produce transportation fuels when refined has some Australian and Malaysian producers boasting cargoes valued at close to $70/bbl, a hefty premium to global benchmarks.

Sri Lanka fuel shortage to end on Nov. 9

COLOMBO (Reuters) — Sri Lanka's fuel shortage will end on Nov. 9, Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said on Monday, as state-run oil retailer Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Lanka IOC traded blame charges over the shortage.

Continental receives in-principal approval of first refinery

SAMARINDA, KALIMANTAN TIMUR, Indonesia — Continental Energy Corporation announced that its Indonesian subsidiary PT Continental Hilir Indonesia (CHI) has received the in-principal approval of the Governor of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan for the construction and operation of a crude oil refinery to be built at KIPI Maloy located in the Kutai Timur Regency of East Kalimantan.

Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical offers 2018 jet fuel, diesel term

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical Corp has offered a total of 3.3 MMbbl of jet fuel and diesel for 2018 term contracts, tender documents showed on Monday.

Singapore revokes Transocean Oil's bunker fuel supply license

LONDON (Reuters) — Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said on Monday it had revoked Transocean Oil's bunker fuel supply license in the Port of Singapore, effective immediately.

Oil near 2-yr high as tightening market attracts buyers

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Oil prices rose on Friday, nearing their highest levels in more than 2 yr, with buyers attracted by expectations of an extension to a global pact to cut output that has reduced oversupply.

Repsol profit leaps on refining and crude price gains

MADRID (Reuters) — Spanish oil major Repsol posted close to a 90% jump in third-quarter adjusted net profit after higher oil prices boosted its production division while its refining arm remained highly profitable.