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Oil prices dip with all eyes on U.S. debt talks

Oil prices dipped as traders warily watched for signs of progress on talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, after surging in the previous session on optimism over U.S. fuel demand.

U.S. refiners build new oil processing as travel rises

U.S. oil refiners aim to run at up to 94% of a total 17.9 million bpd processing capacity this quarter, according to company forecasts and analysts, driven in part by expectations of seasonal travel demand.

Crews responding to fire at Valero's Corpus Christi refinery

Crews are responding to a fire within the 290,000 barrel-per-day Valero Energy Corp's Corpus Christi West refinery in Texas, according to a community alert.

EPA sends final biofuel blending mandate rule to White House for review

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent a final rule on the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that oil refiners must blend into their fuel over the next three years to the White House for review putting it on track to meet a June deadline to finalize the mandates.

India's Russian oil buying hits record high, slashes Mideast, Africa share

India's oil imports from Russia rose to a fresh record high in April, further reducing the share of Middle Eastern and African grades to their lowest level in at least 22 years.

bp targets farms and feedstock as biofuel race gathers pace

bp is considering buying stakes in biofuel feedstock producers and investing directly in farming ventures to secure supplies as the global race for the low-carbon fuel gathers pace.

Renewable fuels to drive Neste's growth this year says CEO

Finnish refiner Neste expects renewable fuels from its new facilities in Singapore and the U.S. to drive its growth this year despite expectations of lower oil product margins in the second quarter.

New fuel policy in Brazil to ease prices at the pump, space out adjustments

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras approved a new fuel pricing policy for gasoline and diesel that will sharply lower costs for motorists, it announced, ditching a more market-based policy in favor of greater flexibility to smooth price swings.

Croatia's Janaf, MOL sign transport deal for 500,000 tons of crude

Croatia's oil pipeline operator Janaf has signed a transport agreement with Hungary's energy group MOL for shipments of 500,000 tons of crude on the Adriatic pipeline.

EU countries set to finalize first green aviation fuel goals

European Union countries are set to finalize targets for airlines to increase their use of sustainable fuels as an initial step towards curbing CO2 emissions from aviation, a final version of the law showed.