Crude oil

U.S. refinery-state senators look to block Trump from shifting renewable fuel obligation

Canada pledges money, regulatory reform to boost biofuels

EIA: U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories rise

Crude inventories rose by 3.9 MMbbl to 424.6 MMbbl in the week ended September 5, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a poll for a draw of 1 MMbbl.

Swift Fuels advances light gas (LG2F™) demonstration plant plans in Louisiana (U.S.)

Iraq in talks with ExxonMobil on Asian refining capacities

Iraq's state oil company SOMO is in advanced talks with ExxonMobil over a possible agreement to secure storage capacity in Singapore using tanks owned by the U.S. oil major, as well as refinery capacity deals.

TotalEnergies sees Brent-Dubai crude price gap remaining negative, making sweet grades more attractive to Asian refiners

The price gap between Brent and Dubai crude is expected to remain negative due to strong demand for heavier Middle Eastern oil, despite increasing supplies from OPEC nations

Chevron seeks diversified approach to refinery investments

"There'll be places like Korea where we go investment heavy in petrochemicals and in heavy oil upgrading."

BAPCO expects to commission 400,000-bpd Sitra refinery in Q4

Bahrain's state oil firm Bapco Energies expects to commission its Sitra refinery expansion in the fourth quarter of this year, and will be looking to buy heavier crudes than it now runs and more LNG

Ukraine imports Indian-origin diesel fuel after loss of key refinery

The loss of Ukrainian oil refineries this summer has forced traders to compensate with imports, purchasing diesel fuel even from India, which imports a significant portion of its crude oil from Russia, an analyst said.

U.S. crude stockpiles rise as refineries begin maintenance

U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week as refineries headed into maintenance season, while gasoline stocks fell ahead of the long Labor Day weekend, data from the Energy Information Administration showed.