Crude oil
Oil slides on grim manufacturing data
Oil prices slid almost 2% as gloomy global manufacturing data grabbed attention ahead of an annual meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole in the United States, with interest rates high on the agenda.
Reliance increased oil imports in July by 6% to nearly 1.1 MMbpd
India's Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world's biggest refining complex at Jamnagar in western Gujarat state, increased oil imports in July by about 6% to 1.09 MMbpd.
Russia's September Urals discount begins to widen as India slows purchases
Spot discounts for Russian crude for September loading have started to deepen as India, a key customer of Moscow, reduces purchases due to high prices and maintenance outages at some refineries, four traders and Indian refinery officials said.
China oil buying frenzy cools as record inventory shields it from price rally
China, the world's top crude importer, is drawing on record inventories amassed earlier this year as refiners scale back purchases after OPEC+ supply cuts drove global prices above $80 a barrel, traders and analysts said.
Asia's refiners face profit crunch as Kuwait cuts crude exports
Asian refiners are on the hunt for crude oil to replace Kuwaiti supply as the OPEC producer cuts exports by nearly a fifth to feed its huge new refinery, which is driving up prices for other sour crudes and likely to squeeze profit margins.
China makes rare draw on crude oil inventories as imports slip
China made a rare draw on crude oil inventories in July as imports softened and refinery processing remained elevated to meet rising domestic demand and a surge in refined fuel exports.
Oil rises as China seeks to soothe economic woes
Oil prices rose more than 1% after China's central bank sought to stem the rising tide of pessimism over the country's property market and wider economy.
DNO partly resumes oil production in Iraq
Norwegian oil company DNO said that last month it partly resumed production at its Tawke field in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, delivering oil to the local market at a discount as a key export pipeline remained shut.
Singapore's middle distillates stocks rise as imports from India emerge
Singapore's middle distillates inventories clawed back earlier weeks' of losses and rose on higher gasoil imports, with Indian-origin cargoes arriving for the first time in more than three months.
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