Crude oil
Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023
Global fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions hit all-time highs in 2023, even as fossil fuels' share of the global energy mix decreased slightly on the year, the industry's Statistical Review of World Energy report said.
EIA: U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles fall last week as exports rise
U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday as crude exports rose.
Phillips 66 refining margins tighten on TMX expansion startup
U.S. refiner Phillips 66 said on Tuesday its margins have tightened after the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline project in Canada started up in May.
Trans Mountain revises heavy crude standards on pipeline after quality concerns
Canadian government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain last week revised standards for accepting crude oil on its recently expanded system after buyers raised concerns about the crude oil arriving on the line.
U.S. oil refining capacity rises for second year in a row, reaching > 18.3 MMbpd
U.S. crude oil refining capacity rose 1.5% to 18.38 MMbpd this year, a government report showed on Friday as a major new expansion in Texas boosted capacity.
China continues to lift crude oil stockpiling amid weak refinery runs
The world's biggest crude importer has had a soft start to the year. China added more than 1 MMbpd of crude oil to stockpiles in May as soft imports were outweighed by even weaker refinery processing volumes.
Global gasoline refining margins slump on slow summer driving season
Oil refiners are making less money selling their gasoline as demand during the peak summer driving season has fallen short of what they expected when many of them boosted production.
Russia's June idle oil refining capacity raised by 114%
Russia's primary offline oil refining capacity has been raised by 114% from the previous plan to 4.1 million metric tons for June mainly to due to last-month stoppages at the Tuapse and Komsomoslk plants.
Saudi crude oil exports to China to fall for 3rd straight month in July
Saudi crude oil exports to China will fall in July for a 3rd straight month to about 36 MMbbl amid plant maintenance and as some refiners opted for other sources of cheaper oil.
India eyes oil deals with nations (including Russia), plans new refinery
Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has announced that state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp. plans to build a new refinery and the nation is looking at signing more oil import deals with countries (including Russia) at discounted rates.
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