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Saudi Arabia crude exports fall, refined products rose

DUBAI (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports fell in October by 176,000 bpd from the month before, despite high production, but its refined products shipments rose as the kingdom expands its refining power, official data showed on Monday.

Angola could hold tenders for all fuel imports next year

(Reuters) -- Sonangol, Angola's state-controlled oil company, said on Monday it could hold tenders for all fuel imports next year to cut costs, the Financial Times reported.

By shielding biggest buyer Asia from supply cuts, OPEC risks prolonging fuel glut

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- OPEC's efforts to hold market share in Asia by keeping its customers, which take about two-thirds of its exports, supplied amid wider output cuts could prolong the global fuel glut and frustrate its attempt to bolster prices.

Tecnicas Reunidas wins Aramco Ras Tanura clean fuels contract

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -- Spanish engineering and construction firm Tecnicas Reunidas has won a contract from Saudi Aramco to build a clean fuels unit at its Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia, three industry sources said on Thursday.

CNOOC to start new Huizhou refinery in Q2, plans Saudi supply

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China National Offshore Oil Corp, or CNOOC, is expected to start operating a new refinery in southern China in the second quarter of 2017, with Saudi Arabia as the potential crude supplier, three sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.

PKN ORLEN, Iranian Oil agreement commences

PKN ORLEN has purchased 1 million barrels of Iranian Light oil. It will be delivered to Naftoport in Gdańsk in January, to be then transported to the PKN ORLEN refinery in Płock.

UAE's ADNOC to cut January oil supplies to Asia; Kuwait, Oman to follow

SINGAPORE/DUBAI (Reuters) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on Tuesday said it would cut crude supplies by 3-5% across its three export grades to meet commitments under an OPEC deal to curb output.

Aramco, Dow JV to supply feedstock to Saudi Rufayah Chemicals

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -- Sadara Chemical, a $20 billion petrochemical JV between national oil giant Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, has signed a 20-year agreement with Saudi Rufayah Chemicals Co (RCC), Sadara said on Sunday.

Kuwait's KNPC mandates banks for ECA-backed club loan

DUBAI (Reuters) -- Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) has selected 10 international banks to provide a loan facility of more than $4 billion to back its Clean Fuels project, banking sources said.

Qatar to merge LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas

DOHA (Reuters) -- Qatar will merge state-owned liquefied natural gas producers Qatargas and RasGas Co Ltd, the chief executive of Qatar Petroleum (QP) said on Sunday, in the Gulf state's latest reaction to lower energy prices.