Europe
OPEC sees lower demand for its oil in 2018, points to surplus
LONDON (Reuters) — World demand for OPEC's crude will decline next year as US shale producers and other rivals pump more, OPEC said on Wednesday, suggesting the oil market will see a surplus in 2018 despite an OPEC-led output cut.
Dutch competition watchdog investigates possible shipping fuel cartel
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible illegal, price-fixing cartel by fuel companies in ports in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Frames to supply acid gas treatment unit for CB&I, CTCI JV
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, The Netherlands — Frames was awarded an order from CB&I and CTCI to design and supply an acid gas treatment unit for the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC) in the Sultanate of Oman.
France's Arkema looks to specialty chemicals to drive growth
(Reuters) — Chemicals company Arkema aims to increase its profitability by expanding its lucrative specialty chemicals business, the French company said on Tuesday.
Top Iran oil tanker firm NITC says shipments to Europe increasing
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — NITC, Iran's leading oil tanker operator, said on Monday its shipments to Europe were increasing daily and the company plans to upgrade its fleet to support expansion.
Shell sees rising investment in renewables
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell will be spending up to $1 B a year by 2020 on projects within its new energies division, Chief Executive Ben van Beurden told an industry conference on Monday.
Russia to keep cooperating with others to harmonize energy markets
HAMBURG (Reuters) — President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia planned to keep cooperating with other countries to harmonize global energy markets and reduce price volatility.
Russian anti-trust body looks into diesel price hikes
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) is preparing an investigation into a suspicious increase in wholesale prices of diesel by domestic producers, a FAS official told Reuters on Thursday.
France to end sale of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040
PARIS (Reuters) — France aims to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040 and become carbon neutral 10 yr later, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday at a presentation of measures to keep up momentum on the Paris climate agreement.
Neste renewable diesel supplied to Stara working machines, trucks
As part of Europe's largest coordinated advanced biofuels project BioSata, Neste provides Helsinki City Construction Services, Stara, with Neste MY Renewable Diesel to be used in Stara's working machines and trucks.
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