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Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 50% under IMF deal

CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt on Thursday hiked fuel prices by up to 50% to help meet terms of a $12 B IMF loan deal, a sharper rise than expected by many struggling with soaring living costs and a further test of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's popularity.

Unipec, Vitol win tender to supply oil products to Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) — Unipec and Vitol have won a tender to supply oil products to Bangladesh, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

EIA: US exports of crude oil, petroleum products more than doubled since 2010

US crude oil and petroleum product gross exports have more than doubled over the past 6 yr, increasing from 2.4 MMbpd in 2010 to 5.2 MMbpd in 2016. Exports of distillate, gasoline, propane and crude oil have all increased, but at different paces and for different reasons.

Germany to create national diesel forum to cut emissions

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany's transport and environment ministers announced a joint plan on Tuesday to find ways to reduce pollution from diesel engines, which has become a sensitive subject since the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

Berlin demands costly German recall of 12 MM diesel cars

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany's Transport Ministry is in talks with car manufacturers about updating the engine management software of up to 12 MM diesel vehicles, people familiar with the talks told Reuters on Monday.

EIA: US crude, petroleum product exports rising, trends vary across products

US total crude oil and petroleum product exports more than doubled from 2.4 MMbpd in 2010 to 5.2 MMbpd in 2016. While exports of distillate, gasoline, propane and crude oil have all contributed to the increase, growth rates and market drivers for each product have varied during this period.

Egypt sends fuel for Gaza's only power plant as Hamas links thaw

GAZA (Reuters) — Egypt sent fuel on Wednesday to the Gaza Strip's only power plant to help alleviate an energy crisis that has left the Palestinian enclave's two million residents with less than 3 hr of electricity per day.

Chinese state oil giants take petrol price battle to the pumps

LULIANG, China (Reuters) — Chinese state oil giants Sinopec and PetroChina are waging war at the nation's gas pumps, slashing prices at unprecedented rates in an effort to reclaim sales lost to private local and foreign rivals in the $440 B retail fuel market.

India's 2017 diesel imports may rise to highest since at least 2011

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — India's diesel imports this year may rise to the highest since at least 2011 as refiners shut down to upgrade their units to meet new fuel standards and as warmer temperatures spur demand, said five industry sources.

Brazil's Petrobras cuts gasoline and diesel prices

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA reduced on Wednesday its average prices at refineries by 2.3% for gasoline and 5.8% for diesel, the company said in a securities filing.