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TransMontaigne to acquire west coast refined product, crude oil terminals

DENVER — TransMontaigne Partners L.P. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire the Martinez Terminal and Richmond Terminal from an affiliate of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., for a total purchase price of $275 MM.

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.

Poland's Lotos gets first delivery of crude oil from US ‍​

WARSAW (Reuters) — Poland’s state-run refiner, Lotos, got its first shipment of crude oil from the United States on Thursday, part of its wider plan to diversify oil supplies and reduce reliance on Russian deliveries.

EIA: US crude stockpiles rise in week, defying expectations

NEW YORK (Reuters) — US crude stocks rose unexpectedly last week as imports increased, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Magellan Midstream hits full capacity at Corpus Christi condensate splitter

HOUSTON (Reuters) — Magellan Midstream Partners said on Tuesday that its condensate splitter in Corpus Christi, Texas, reached maximum processing capacity of 50,000 bpd after being knocked offline because of Hurricane Harvey.

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.

OPEC says electric vehicles could lead oil demand to plateau in 2030s

LONDON (Reuters) — A rapid adoption of electric vehicles could cause world oil demand to reach a plateau in the second half of the 2030s, OPEC said in a report, a potential setback for the oil exporter group's longer-term prospects.

Kinder Morgan Canada denied expedited appeal for oil pipeline

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) will take until at least Dec. 4 to review Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd's appeal over its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, the regulator said on Tuesday, rejecting the company's proposed "expedited" timeline.

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.

Sulphur ’17: Oil and gas market outlook

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

ATLANTA — James Preciado, liquid fuel markets team leader, US Energy Information Administration (EIA), spoke about an “in-balance” global oil market, but at what price, during the CRU Group’s Sulphur 2017 conference in Atlanta. In Q4 2017, the market is tight, but in future years oil may need to go over $100/bbl to meet supply demands.