Asia/Pacific
China's Sinochem shuts one crude unit at Quanzhou after fire
The 300,000-bpd Quanzhou refinery was due to be offline for scheduled full plant maintenance from the end of November or early December to January.
Quick wins on cutting methane dogged by a slow transition
The pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030 has been signed by 159 countries plus the EU. Many of them have developed, or are working on, methane action plans, and billions of dollars have been committed to the effort.
Chinese refiners' term oil volumes from Saudi Arabia to drop in December
The expected drop in supply from the world's top exporter to the world's largest oil importer for a second straight month comes as some Chinese refineries are heading for maintenance and as independent refiners are waiting for Beijing to issue 2026 import quotas.
India's HMEL issues prompt tender for naphtha supplies as Russian flows hit
HMEL is seeking naphtha with a minimum 60% paraffin content and a maximum sulfur content of 500 ppm for delivery at the Mundra port in Western India.
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