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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.

Woodside, Santos scrap talks on $52-B merger

Australia's Woodside Energy and Santos said they had ended talks to create a possible $52-B global oil and gas giant, and Santos flagged it would look for other ways to bolster its value.

Exxon raises Guyana's oil production to about 645,000 bpd

A consortium led by Exxon Mobil Corp which controls all oil production in Guyana is pumping about 645,000 bpd in the South American country, up from about 400,000 bpd in late 2023.

Belgium could pass law targeting export fuel quality in late March

The Belgian government aims to pass a law tightening the quality of exported fuels in the second half of March as it targets a profitable trade of lower-quality gasoline and diesel from Northern Europe to West Africa.

Amelia to power all of their flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Neste and Amelia, a French regional airline, have closed an agreement for the supply of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.