Crude oil
Indian refiner Reliance to resume using Iranian oil
The Indian refining conglomerate, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, stopped Iranian oil imports in 2010 because it was worried about the threat of US sanctions.
US oil, gasoline inventories hit new record highs as refiners boost output
US refinery crude runs rose 338,000 bpd, the EIA data showed, as refinery utilization rates rose by 2.2 percentage points to 88.3% of total capacity.
Iran begins ramping up crude oil shipments to Mediterranean refiners
Iran has lowered its prices to refineries along the Mediterranean Sea in an effort to compete with rivals, which had moved to grab Iran's market share when it was driven out of Europe.
Crude market pressured by widespread production cuts from US refiners
At least five refiners -- including two of the country's largest -- have voluntarily cut output of gasoline and distillate in the most widespread cuts since the global financial crisis. Those moves may deepen crude's prolonged rout as storage tanks at Cushing, Oklahoma, near capacity.
Oil, gasoline prices fall as US cuts demand outlook
Prices were under pressure throughout the session, but hit intraday lows after the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) lowered its oil demand growth forecast for the next two years.
US gasoline, distillate fuel inventories rise: EIA
Gasoline stocks rose 1.3 million bbl to a new record high of 255.7 million bbl, compared with analysts' expectations for a 417,000-bbl gain. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose by 1.3 million bbl, versus expectations for a 1.6 million bbl drop, the EIA data showed.
China’s private refiners eat into oil glut, but Asian fuel surplus looms
State refiners have already been exporting fuels at record amounts, but a lack of export infrastructure is hampering teapots' efforts despite winning government export permits.
API launches web tool to connect veterans with energy industry jobs
To better understand the long-term employment needs of the industry, a recent study from IHS Global estimates that more than 950,000 job opportunities could be created by 2020 and nearly 1.3 million job opportunities through 2030 across the country in the oil and natural gas industry.
China’s teapot refiners to change dynamics of crude supply, trading
There is little doubt that the granting of increased quotas to smaller, private refineries will increase the amount of crude bought by the world's second-largest importer. But what is less certain is exactly how these new entrants will go about sourcing and delivering the crude they will be able to purchase.
Spanish refiner Cepsa resumes taking Iranian oil
According to Reuters shipping data, Cepsa has chartered the suezmax Monte Toledo, which will load at Iran's Kharg Island for delivery to the Spanish ports of Huelva and Algeciras.
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