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Russian farm minister says fuel shortages threaten harvest and sowing

Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said that fuel shortages threaten to disrupt autumn harvesting and sowing and urged a suspension of petroleum product exports, Interfax news agency reported.

India's August fuel consumption perks up on strong manufacturing

India's fuel consumption in August inched up from a 10-month low as strong factory activity in the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer offset the usual monsoon lull.

Russia extends oil exports cuts of 300,000 bpd until year-end

Russia will extend its voluntary reduction in oil exports by 300,000 bpd until the end of the year "to maintain stability and balance" on oil markets.

Saudi Arabia extends voluntary oil output cut of 1 MM bpd to end in 2023

Saudi Arabia will extend its voluntary oil output cut of 1 million bpd for another three months until the end of December 2023.

India cuts windfall tax on petroleum crude

The Indian government will cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 6,700 rupees ($81.03) per metric ton from 7,100 rupees starting on Saturday.

Russia's seaborne diesel exports showed a rise in August

Russia's seaborne diesel and gasoil exports in August rose by 2% from a month earlier to about 3.85 million metric tons on healthy fuel production, data from traders and LSEG showed.

EU shipping services still taking about half of Russian oil output

European Union shipping services are still handling about half of Russia's crude oil output.

Low U.S. heating oil stockpiles could cause winter sticker shocks

Americans could face a sticker shock with their heating bills this winter, especially if it is a chilly one, due to unusually low U.S. stockpiles of distillate fuels following OPEC+ crude supply cuts and higher demand from Europe.

Venezuela's August oil exports slump 38% as crude upgrading falls short

Venezuela's oil exports in August fell 38% from a three-year high in July as state-run oil company PDVSA struggled to keep its heavy crude upgraders in service, according to vessel monitoring data and internal company documents.

Oil holds breath ahead of OPEC+ supply cut expectations

Oil prices were stable amid expectations that major producers would keep supplies tight, as hopes grew for the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged to avoid dampening the U.S. economy.