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Strike ends at Israeli oil refinery Paz

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Workers at Israel's Paz Oil on Monday ended their strike that had shut down the refinery in the city of Ashdod after labor and management agreed in principle to a new collective labor contract.

Crude oil, fuel shipping costs from Qatar set to rise on port ban

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The costs to ship fuel and crude oil from Qatar are expected to rise after the United Arab Emirates banned vessels that previously called at Qatar from docking at UAE ports, multiple sources from the oil and shipping sectors said on Monday.

Oil comeback for cut-exempt producers threatens to swamp OPEC

LONDON (Reuters) — OPEC's battle against an oil glut is under threat as unsold crude from members Nigeria and Libya, which are exempt from a global production-cutting deal, is swamping the Atlantic Basin.

Oil shrugs off geopolitical tensions but some see red flags

LONDON (Reuters) — The oil price has ignored rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as a three-year old crude surplus has wiped out any real fear over supply, but one of the world's largest security consultants says there are red flags the market cannot ignore.

Platts restricts Qatari-loading crude in pricing process

SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) — Oil pricing agency S&P Global Platts said it will not automatically include Qatari-loading crude in its Middle East benchmark after Saudi Arabia and some other Arab states cut ties with Doha, a move that disrupted traditional shipping routes.

Yokogawa awarded analyzer package order for Oman petchem complex

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Electric Korea, has received an order to supply an analyzer package solution for the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex, which is being built for Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic), a company owned and operated by the Oman government.

ADNOC, OMV sign MoU to support company’s downstream growth

ABU DHABI, UAE — His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the Austrian Federal Chancellor H.E. Christian Kern witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and OMV AG (OMV).

Oversold: Oil traders punish OPEC for promising too much

VIENNA (Reuters) — As OPEC's latest meeting wrapped up in Vienna on Thursday night, ministers congratulated each other on its rare spirit of amity and consensus. The talks were, without a doubt, a success.

Saudi Aramco plans up to $30-B investment in Motiva by 2023

HOUSTON (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco plans an investment of up to $30 B in its US subsidiary Motiva Enterprises LLC, the company said in an announcement at a business summit in Saudi Arabia.

OPEC set to prolong oil cuts as delegates predict smooth meeting

VIENNA (Reuters) — OPEC will likely agree to extend production cuts for another nine months, delegates said on Tuesday as the oil producer group meets this week to debate how to tackle a global glut of crude.