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Oil gains 2% after U.S. debt deal and jobs data, focus turns to OPEC

Oil prices rose about 2% after the U.S. Congress passed a debt ceiling deal that averted a government default in the world's biggest oil consumer and jobs data fed hopes for a possible pause in interest rate hikes ahead of a meeting of OPEC and its allies this weekend.

Complete hydroconversion of crude oil to light hydrocarbons

Contributing Author: Patron, L.

One of the prevailing factors of the energy transition toward a low-carbon energy system is that the decarbonization of transport will lead to the contraction of the main markets in which crude oil refining products are sold.

Oil edges up after steep losses ahead of U.S. debt ceiling vote

Oil prices edged up after steep losses in the prior session, as market participants awaited an expected vote on a bipartisan deal to lift the $31.4-T U.S. debt ceiling.

Top shipper of Russian oil secures Indian cover as Western certifiers exit

An Indian agency has stepped in to provide safety certification for most of Gatik Ship Management's fleet, a major carrier of Russian oil to India, after Lloyd's Register and the American Bureau of Shipping withdrew classification for many of its vessels, records show.

Mexico's gasoline independence dream sinks in dirty fuel oil glut

Mexico's president took office in late 2018 pledging to boost local output of gasoline while phasing out imports, but so far state refineries have instead set a different course: bumper production of highly contaminating fuel oil.

Oil steadies as higher inventories balance U.S debt bill progress

Oil steadied as a potential pause in U.S. interest rate hikes and the passing of a crucial vote on the U.S. debt ceiling bill were offset by a report of rising inventories in the world's biggest oil consumer.

OPEC+ unlikely to deepen oil supply cuts at June 4 meeting

OPEC and its allies are unlikely to deepen supply cuts at their ministerial meeting despite a fall in oil prices toward $70 per barrel.

Lukoil raises oil output at Iraq's West Qurna 2 to 480,000 bpd

Russia's Lukoil has increased oil production at Iraq's southern West Qurna 2 oilfield by 80,000 barrels per day bpd to a total of 480,000 bpd.

Fire at India's Numaligarh refinery under control, company says

A fire that broke out at the 60,000 barrel-per-day Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Assam state, India, has been brought under control, the refinery said.

Future refineries in India may be smaller capacity

India will look at building smaller oil refineries because of problems in acquiring land as it aims to raise its annual refining capacity to 9 million bpd.