Asia/Pacific

Fire at India's Rajasthan refinery under control

The fire broke out near the crude distillation unit of the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd complex and an investigation has been initiated to determine the cause and take remedial measure.

Australia extends relaxed fuel standards to bolster supply

Australia, which imports most of its fuel, has experienced localized shortages as the war, which entered its eighth week on Saturday, has disrupted supply chains.

Japan's Eneos says 145,000-bpd Sendai CDU shut down since April 16

The unit had just resumed operations on April 14 following an unplanned shutdown on March 31.

China curtailing, not banning fuel exports, shipping data shows

The export cut has been deeper in April than it was in March, according to tanker tracker Vortexa, with shipments of diesel, jet fuel and gasoline to destinations other than Hong Kong totaling 320,000 metric tons in the first two weeks of this month - just a sixth of year-earlier levels.

Australia refinery fire worsens fuel supply crunch amid Iran war

Japan refiners run at two-thirds capacity, awaiting crude from outside the Gulf

Japan's weekly gasoline prices largely flat as subsidies offset price spikes

Japan began to partially release oil stockpiles from March 16 and has also rolled out subsidies to compensate for rising product prices which spiked to all-time highs in mid-March following the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Consortium to conduct pilot project, testing if pongamia as a potential biofuel feedstock

How China is plugging energy supply gaps left by U.S.-Iran conflict

China secured roughly half of its total imports of crude oil, refined fuels, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Middle East in 2025.

Kandla Port (India) advances methanol bunkering, marks key step toward green maritime transition