Middle East
Rosneft takes first shipment of Kurdish oil for refining system
LONDON (Reuters) -- Russian state oil giant Rosneft will buy its first shipment of oil from Iraq's Kurdistan in early April, becoming the first oil major to take Kurdish crude directly into its refining system, trading sources said on Friday.
Iraq has pledged to fully comply with oil cut deal, OPEC chief says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Iraq has assured OPEC it will fully comply with an agreement to cut oil supply in order to bolster crude prices, OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said on Sunday in Baghdad.
India to cut Iranian oil purchases in row over gas field
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Indian state refiners will cut oil imports from Iran in 2017/18 by a fifth, as New Delhi takes a more assertive stance over an impasse on a giant gas field that it wants awarded to an Indian consortium, sources familiar with the matter said.
ADNOC seeks gasoline in second tender after January fire
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is seeking a total of 316,000 t of gasoline for shipment in May and June to help make up for a shortfall in its own production following a fire in January at its Ruwais refinery, traders said on Tuesday.
Egypt to halve arrears with oil companies in coming weeks
RAVENNA, Italy (Reuters) -- Egypt expects to cut the $3.5 B euros it owes to international oil companies by around half in coming weeks, the Egyptian oil minister said on Wednesday.
BB Energy buys Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia
LONDON (Reuters) -- BB Energy has bought Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia as the oil trader expands outside its core European and Middle East markets, the trading company said on Tuesday.
OPEC, non-OPEC to look at extending oil-output cut by six months
KUWAIT (Reuters) -- A joint committee of ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers has agreed to review whether a global pact to limit supplies should be extended by six months, it said in a statement on Sunday.
Tel Aviv's trash is being turned into fuel
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -- Residents of Tel Aviv can start feeling a little less guilty about the amount of garbage they throw away.
Thai Oil buys first crude cargoes from Oman, US amid OPEC cuts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Thailand's largest oil refiner Thai Oil has bought its first ever cargoes of US Eagle Ford crude and Oman crude as its diversifies purchases amid OPEC production cuts, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
Saudi exports to US to fall by 300,000 bpd in March
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia's crude exports to the United States in March will fall by around 300,000 bpd from February, in line with OPEC's agreement to reduce supply, a Saudi energy ministry official said on Thursday.
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