Diesel
EU clears Statoil to buy Shell’s Danish fuels unit
The European Commission had been concerned that the deal could have led to Danish consumers paying more for their fuel, diesel, gasoline and light heating oil.
Britain sees first sustained improvement in fuel consumption since 2007
More traffic is resulting in the first sustained increase in fuel consumption since 2007, a development welcomed by refiners and retailers but which complicates the government's climate plans.
Russia’s Lukoil starts diesel exports by pipeline
Industry sources said that March supplies of ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) from Vysotsk will total 350,000 tons, of which 100,000 tons will be shipped via the spurt of Sever (North) trunk.
Brazil sees ethanol, diesel sales plunge from 2015; gasoline drops less
Diesel sales fell 6.6% in the two first months of the year versus similar period in 2015, reflecting reduced economic activity as Brazil faces its worst recession in decades.
Indian Oil raises fuel costs to reflect global prices
India's three state-controlled oil companies, IOC, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, tend to adjust retail prices of fuels in concert.
EIA: Gasoline, distillate stockpiles drop in US amid high demand for fuels
Gasoline demand over the past four weeks was up 6.4% from a year ago at 9.4 million bpd. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell 1.1 million bbl, in line with expectations
AltAir selects UOP’s renewable jet fuel technology at California biorefinery
AltAir revamped portions of a petroleum refinery in Paramount, California, where it is now producing renewable transportation fuels for commercial and military use.
ExxonMobil to sell Canadian retail fuel network
The sales by ExxonMobil subsidiary Imperial Oil are anticipated to close by year-end 2016, subject to regulatory approvals. Proceeds from the transactions are valued at about C$2.8 billion.
US regulators eye increase to truck fuel efficiency
The decision by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency to consider additional public comments through April 1 comes amid a sharp slump in US large truck sales that has sparked thousands of layoffs.
Industry Metrics
Refinery margins weakened in the US due to lower winter demand.
- ExxonMobil plans 1 Blbs/yr of advanced recycling by 2027 11/22
- Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors 11/22
- Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising 11/22
- Nigeria's local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says 11/22
- U.S. October gasoline imports hit post-pandemic low on slump in European shipments 11/22
- Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project 11/21
