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ADNOC opens fueling facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport

ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), with its subsidiary company ADNOC Distribution, hosted an official opening ceremony for its new “North Depot” aviation fuel facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Chinese state oil giants take petrol price battle to the pumps

LULIANG, China (Reuters) — Chinese state oil giants Sinopec and PetroChina are waging war at the nation's gas pumps, slashing prices at unprecedented rates in an effort to reclaim sales lost to private local and foreign rivals in the $440 B retail fuel market.

Brazil's Petrobras cuts gasoline and diesel prices

SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA reduced on Wednesday its average prices at refineries by 2.3% for gasoline and 5.8% for diesel, the company said in a securities filing.

Chinese traders ship jet fuel from Singapore to Europe

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Chinese traders are shipping jet fuel from Singapore to Europe even as domestic demand in China is set to strengthen during summer season air travel, industry sources said.

Mexico's Pemex fined $20 MM for anti-competitive fuel practices

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico's antitrust watchdog has fined a division of state-owned oil company Pemex for failing to establish a competitive fuel market, the agency said on Monday.

China issues third set of fuel export quotas under processing scheme

BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — China has issued 9.06 MMt of refined fuel export quotas under so-called processing trade terms in its third batch of quotas, two trading sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

Irving Oil completes $20-MM expansion of St. John's Marine Terminal

ST. JOHN'S, NL — Irving Oil announces the grand opening of its St. John's Marine Terminal Expansion—a $20-MM investment that will improve harbor logistics and help position St. John's Harbor for future growth. The expansion adds a new fueling berth on Pier 23, adjacent to the company's existing facilities on Pier 24, doubling the number of vessels that can access marine gas oil (MGO) via pipeline at its Marine Terminal.

China's Unipec to ship jet fuel from Asia to Europe in rare move

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — China's Unipec, the trading arm of state oil major Sinopec, is planning to ship jet fuel from Asia to Europe for the first time in several years, three industry sources told Reuters.

Sinopec may cut refinery runs in third quarter as fuel glut weighs

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's top state refiner Sinopec Corp may cut fuel output in the third quarter, said four sources with knowledge of the matter, as the company contends with a domestic fuel glut, competition from independent rivals and slower demand growth.

Gunvor Singapore executive charged by Chinese prosecutors in oil probe

BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) — Chinese prosecutors have charged an employee of Swiss commodity trader Gunvor Group who has been held for a year for allegedly smuggling fuel and evading taxes on sales from the Philippines, according to a legal document viewed by Reuters.