Crude oil
Russia sees oil products output down 2.5% in 2017
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia's output of oil products is expected to fall by about 2.5% in 2017 due to further work on a massive refinery modernization program aimed at boosting fuel quality, a deputy energy minister said.
Urals and Azeri Light differentials weaker
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Urals differentials BFO-URL-E BFO-URL-NWE weakened in a Surgutneftegaz tender because of higher than expected supply in January, though trading activity was quite low before the long Christmas weekend in Europe.
Egypt seeks to import crude directly from Iraq
CAIRO (Reuters) -- Egypt's Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said his country was seeking to reach an agreement with Iraq over importing crude oil directly and that he hoped to finalize the deal by the first quarter of 2017.
US refiners cash in on Mexico's record fuel imports
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) -- US Gulf Coast refiners are cashing in on rising fuel demand from Mexico, shipping record volumes to a southern neighbor that has failed to expand its refining network to supply a fast-growing economy.
EIA: Crude stocks rise unexpectedly, product inventories down
(Reuters) -- US crude stocks rose last week as refineries hiked output, while gasoline stocks decreased and distillate inventories fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Petronas to adjust crude production
Following the pact made in Vienna, Austria on Dec. 10 between OPEC and non-OPEC producers, Petronas will make a voluntary adjustment to Malaysia’s crude oil production starting from January 2017.
Russia to cut oil exports outside FSU by 380,000 t in Q1
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia will cut oil exports to foreign markets outside the former Soviet Union (FSU) by 380,000 t in the first quarter of 2017 from the fourth quarter of 2016, oil pipeline monopoly Transneft said on Tuesday.
Oil tanker firm Frontline sees strong start to 2017
OSLO (Reuters) -- Crude tanker operator Frontline expects strong demand for its vessels at the start of 2017 and could benefit from oil producers' pact to cut output if it forces Asian buyers to go further afield for supplies, its chief executive said.
Saudi Arabia crude exports fall, refined products rose
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports fell in October by 176,000 bpd from the month before, despite high production, but its refined products shipments rose as the kingdom expands its refining power, official data showed on Monday.
API: Petroleum demand rose in November
WASHINGTON – Total petroleum deliveries in November moved up 2.2% to average 19.6 MMbpd, and were the highest November deliveries in nine years, since 2007.
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