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Indian state refiners to revise fuel price in 5 cities daily from May 1

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's state-owned fuel retailers plan to implement daily revision of fuel price in five cities from May 1 ahead of a nationwide roll out of the scheme, industry sources said.

Sinopec exports first diesel cargo under general trade terms in 13 yr

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Top Asian refiner Sinopec Crop exported its first refined fuel cargo under so-called general trade terms in 13 yr, the company said on Friday, as China's state-owned refiners adapt to tighter government export quotas.

BP to develop Indonesian retail fuel business with AKR Corporindo

JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Oil major BP has signed an agreement with Indonesian petroleum and chemicals logistics company AKR Corporindo for the joint development of a "differentiated" domestic fuel retail business, BP said in a statement.

US crude inventories rise unexpectedly, product stocks dip

(Reuters) -- US crude stocks unexpectedly rose last week to a fresh record high, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell less than expected, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, interrupting a recent string of bullish news for the oil market.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Asian refinery margins remained healthy ahead of the spring maintenance season, despite a slight fall due to signs of a bearish gasoline market.

Business Trends: Standardized modularization—Drivers, challenges and perspectives in the oil and gas industry

RTS Ltd.: Eftimie, C.

Modularization is an alternative way of performing engineering aimed to reduce the number of interfaces, the total installed cost (TIC) and overall schedule length of a project, while optimizing the return on investment (ROI) and allowing standardization for similar future projects.

Refining: Uncertainty grips South Africa’s Clean Fuels Program

Contributing Editor: Oirere, S.

The planned upgrading of oil refineries in South Africa to produce Euro 5-specified fuels will likely take longer than initially anticipated.

PDVSA manager arrested in Venezuela fuel corruption probe

CARACAS (Reuters) -- Venezuela has arrested a senior manager of state oil company PDVSA on suspicion of "irregularities" in contracts to supply fuel to the domestic market, authorities said on Wednesday.

California would increase fuel taxes under $52-B road repair plan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -- California would increase gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees for the first time in decades to fund an ambitious $52 B plan to repair the state's sagging infrastructure under a deal announced Wednesday.

BB Energy buys Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia

LONDON (Reuters) -- BB Energy has bought Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia as the oil trader expands outside its core European and Middle East markets, the trading company said on Tuesday.