Economics
Finland's Neste shares plummet on downbeat biofuel sales margin outlook
Shares of Finland's Neste plummeted after the biofuels producer and oil refiner posted fourth-quarter operating profit below expectations and forecast a lower 2024 renewable products sales margin than last year's.
Singapore middle distillates stocks dip but remain above 7 MM bbls
Singapore's middle distillates stockpiles slipped slightly week-on-week as net exports of both diesel/gasoil and jet fuel/gasoil posted robust gains.
Czechs close to buying Shell stake in MiRO refinery
Czech oil pipeline operator MERO is in the final stages of talks to buy Shell Deutschland's 32.5% stake in the Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein refinery in Karlsruhe.
Japan's Cosmo expects around 90% refinery run rate in 2024-25
Japanese oil company Cosmo Energy Holdings expects its refinery run rate to hover around 90% in the business year starting in April as it plans maintenance shutdowns at its Chiba and Yokkaichi sites.
U.S. crude stocks rise, gasoline and distillate inventories fall
U.S. crude stocks rose as oil refiners took in less oil, following extreme cold weather that knocked out utilization last month, the Energy Information Administration reports.
Marine biofuel premiums soften at top bunker hub Singapore
Spot premiums of marine biofuel fell at world's largest bunker hub Singapore in early 2024, several market sources said, weighed by lukewarm demand, lower biofuel feedstock costs and a stronger underlying benchmark for residual fuel oil.
API launches Standards Subscription Service
The American Petroleum Institute is pleased to announce the latest addition to the API Webstore - the new Standards Subscription Service which offers Webstore customers unlimited, 24/7 access to API’s comprehensive suite of safety standards and technical documents for use across their organization.
TotalEnergies no longer sending ships through Red Sea
TotalEnergies has not sent ships through the southern strait leading to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal for several weeks, extending its ships' travel time to Europe, the French oil major said.
India will be world's biggest oil demand growth driver through 2030
India is expected to be the largest driver of global oil demand growth between 2023 and 2030, narrowly taking the lead from top importer China.
Mabanaft successfully conducts scoping meeting for the construction of its planned ammonia import terminal in Hamburg
Hamburg-based energy company Mabanaft successfully completed the scoping meeting in the run-up to the approval procedure for the construction of its planned ammonia import terminal in the Port of Hamburg.
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