Asia/Pacific
For North Korea, cutting off oil supplies would be devastating
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) -- Isolated North Korea doesn't consume much oil, but curbing or cutting off its supplies in retaliation for further nuclear or long-range missile tests would be painful and potentially destabilizing to the regime of Kim Jong Un.
Uniper's ULSFO facility in Fujairah sends cargoes to Europe, Asia
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Supplies of ultra-low-sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO) from the United Arab Emirates are becoming commonplace as Uniper ramps up production at its Fujairah facility, commissioned since the start of the year.
Low-sulfur gasoil deliveries for April rise at expiry
(Reuters) -- Deliveries of low-sulfur gasoil for April rose to 3,340 lots, or 334,000 t, InterContinental Exchange data showed on Wednesday.
Saudi Aramco to supply full crude contract volumes to Asia, offers more light oil
SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) -- The world's top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has stepped up sales of light oil to Asia by offering buyers more cargoes on top of the full contract volumes it will provide for May, industry sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
Indian state refiners to revise fuel price in 5 cities daily from May 1
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's state-owned fuel retailers plan to implement daily revision of fuel price in five cities from May 1 ahead of a nationwide roll out of the scheme, industry sources said.
First oil tanker for Myanmar-China pipeline starts offloading
BEIJING (Reuters) -- First oil tanker carrying 140,000 t of crude oil started discharging on Monday for delivery into a 480 mi Myanmar oil pipeline, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.
Diversify or die: China's independent oil refiners adapt to new challenges
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Cut off from lucrative fuel export markets and seeing their margins squeezed by new taxes, China's independent oil refiners are branching out into new sectors from clean energy and lumber as well as expanding their trading to overcome the challenges.
Hyundai Oilbank buys 2nd US Southern Green Canyon crude for June
SEOUL (Reuters) -- Hyundai Oilbank, South Korea's smallest refiner by capacity, will receive its second cargo of US Southern Green Canyon crude in June, a company spokesman said on Monday.
Asia naphtha demand fades as petchem firms snap up LPG
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Asian petrochemical makers are ramping up purchases of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to use as an alternative feedstock to naphtha, looking to snap up cheap cargoes as heating demand for LPG fades in the wake of winter.
China, Myanmar reach agreement on oil pipeline
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China and Myanmar have reached an agreement on an oil pipeline between the neighboring countries and the project will open "very quickly," China's vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin said on Monday.
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