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Reliance courts Indian diesel market with cheaper supply

India's Reliance Industries Ltd has turned its sights on the domestic market, offering a high-performance diesel at a lower price than fuel sold by state-owned retailers, the operator of the world's biggest refining complex said.

Samsung Engineering and OMV sign MoU to jointly develop sustainable projects based on modularization

Samsung Engineering and OMV announced the signing of an MoU to cooperate on projects from the early development stage.

Singapore April bunker sales hit three-month high on better prices

Sales of marine fuel, also known as bunker fuel, hit three-month highs in the world's biggest refueling hub Singapore in April as prices were more competitive than regional ports.

India's Hindustan Petroleum posts biggest jump in quarterly profit in 9 yr

Indian state-owned oil refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd said it posted its biggest quarterly profit in nine years, helped by a fall in crude prices and higher refinery margins.

Oil falls 2% on weak U.S. and Chinese economic data

Oil prices fell about 2% to a one-week low as a political standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling stoked recession jitters in the world's biggest oil consumer, while rising U.S. jobless claims and weak Chinese economic data weighed.

China cuts second batch of 2023 fuel export quotas

China has decreased its second batch of export quota volumes for refined oil products, consultancies and trader sources said, focusing on local demand during the refinery overhaul season and boosting domestic sales amid poor export margins.

Japan's Eneos aims to double profit in 3 years with green energy plan

Japan's biggest oil refiner Eneos Holdings said it planned to more than double net profit to ¥310 B in three years and expand aggressively in green energy and climate-friendlier fuels.

GAIL plans $4.9-B ethane cracker in West India

GAIL Ltd, the country's top gas supplier, plans to build a $4.89-B ethane cracker near its LNG import plant in Western India as it seeks to meet an expected surge in demand.

More Iranian fuel being smuggled to Pakistan, petroleum dealers say

Petroleum dealers have flagged a surge in the smuggling of Iranian fuel to Pakistan, saying that up to 35% of diesel sold in the South Asian country has arrived illegally from Iran.

Pertamina defers some May gasoline cargoes to June

Indonesian state energy company PT Pertamina has deferred some of its gasoline deliveries for May to June after the high-demand season of Ramadan ended.