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SOCAR awards NEXTCHEM two contracts to upgrade/expand Heydar Aliyev refinery in Azerbaijan

SOCAR has awarded NEXTCHEM two contracts to upgrade and expand the capacity of the Heydar Aliyev Oil refinery industrial complex in Baku, Azerbaijan.

India monsoon rains dent state retailers' diesel sales

Indian state retailers' diesel sales fell in the first half of September from the previous month, as monsoon rains hit industrial activity and mobility.

Nigeria's NNPC raises petrol prices again as Dangote fuel hits market

Nigerian state oil firm NNPC Ltd. has increased the price of petrol by 11%, the second increase in two weeks and a day after it started purchasing the fuel from the giant Dangote oil refinery on the outskirts of Lagos.

Oil India aims to operate Numaligarh refinery at 180,000-bpd capacity by 2027

State-run explorer Oil India Ltd. hopes to operate its refinery in the northeastern state of Assam at an expanded capacity of 180,000 bpd in the fiscal year to March 2027.

China's refinery output falls for a fifth month as fuel demand disappoints

China's oil refinery output in August fell 6.2% from a year earlier, declining for the fifth month as disappointing fuel demand and weak export margins curbed production.

Russia's idle oil refining capacity in September seen up 34% vs August

Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity in September is set to jump 34% from August due to technical outages, Ukrainian drone attacks and seasonal maintenance. Offline capacity is seen at 3.87 MMt this month, or 14.5% of Russia's total oil refining capabilities. That is up from 2.95 MMt in August.

Moscow Oil Refinery resumes operations at drone-hit unit

Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery on Tuesday resumed operations at crude distillation Unit-6 (CDU-6), which was suspended following a drone attack on Sept. 1.

U.S. EIA lifts oil demand forecast, says prices will recover to above $80/bbl

Global oil demand is set to grow to a bigger record this year while output growth will be smaller than prior forecasts.

Comment: What challenges lie ahead for Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery?

Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC Ltd. announced last weekend that it would not be the exclusive buyer of gasoline produced by the $20-B Dangote oil refinery, contradicting a statement made by the refinery last week.

Hungary's MOL reaches deals for oil transport via Druzhba pipeline

Hungary's MOL said it has reached deals with suppliers and pipeline operators for the continuous transportation of crude oil through Belarus and Ukraine via the Druzhba pipeline.