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EPA approves emergency fuel waiver for Florida

WASHINGTON — US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt approved a request from Florida Governor Rick Scott for an emergency fuel waiver in order to ensure an adequate supply of diesel fuel across the state for ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Irma.

Venezuelans face growing queues to buy gasoline

PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) — Venezuelan drivers are facing growing queues to buy gasoline despite having the world's largest oil reserves, adding to the OPEC country's woes as its refineries sputter and its socialist economic system crumbles.

S.Korean fuel oil exports to China rise, dent shipments from Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Two South Korean refiners are exporting excess cargoes of residual fuel oil to nearby China, displacing some Singaporean sales of the commodity which can be used in ships and power stations, three trade sources said.

EIA: Changing quality mix affecting crude oil price differentials, refining decisions

Growth in global liquid fuels supply since March 2017 has been driven by increases in the production of historically higher-priced light crude oils. This growth has more than offset recent declines in the production of medium and heavy crude oils. As these production trends continue, price differences between certain crude oils are narrowing, and refinery operation decisions are changing.

Energy contract lawsuits expected to jump in Harvey's wake

HOUSTON (Reuters) — Lawyers expect a spate of force majeure contract lawsuits after Hurricane Harvey tore through Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana last month, paralyzing a fifth of US fuel output and pushing some oil production offline.

New Zealand jet fuel rations increased as govt calls in navy to beat shortage

WELLINGTON (Reuters) — New Zealand will partially ease fuel rationing on Thursday night, a spokesman for the country's oil industry said, a sign that the five-day long fuel shortage that has caused air travel disruptions is subsiding.

New Zealand's fuel shortage hits more flights and petrol stations

WELLINGTON (Reuters) — New Zealand's jet fuel shortage on Tuesday forced 39 flights to be cancelled, 13 of them international, with concerns the fuel crisis may spread after fuel stations in the country's largest city Auckland halted high-octane gasoline sales.

Japan's rural elderly reverse gas station closures

TOKYO (Reuters) — In Shimukappu, a village on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido and home to a popular skiing resort, residents are to reopen the sole gas station in the area, which closed 4 yr ago as sales declined.

North Korea fuel prices soar after U.N. sanctions capping supply

(Reuters) — Gasoline and diesel prices rose sharply in North Korea after its sixth nuclear test and as the U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions capping fuel supply, market data analyzed by Reuters on Monday showed.

New Zealand military called in after pipeline leak hits air travel

WELLINGTON (Reuters) — New Zealand called in its defense force on Monday to help move fuel around the country after a burst oil pipeline triggered a jet fuel shortage, causing dozens of flight cancellations and disrupting the plans of thousands of airline passengers.