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Supertanker delivers oil to sanctioned Nayara Energy's Vadinar refinery

Supertanker Kalliopi was in the process of discharging Iraqi oil for India's Nayara Energy on Wednesday, the first delivery of crude for the refiner since it was sanctioned by the European Union.

U.S. crude stocks and distillate inventories rise, gasoline inventories fall

U.S. crude stocks and distillate inventories rose while gasoline inventories fell in the week ending July 25, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said.

Mexico exports 39% less crude oil in June, refining and fuel production increase significantly

In May, Pemex's international trading arm, PMI, forecast that the company would export less this year because more would be sent to local refineries, including to its new Olmeca refinery in the port of Dos Bocas.

CLG and INA successfully produce SAF from biogenic feedstock

Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) announced a successful commercial test for co-processing biogenic feedstocks and fossil feedstocks at INA Group's Rijeka Refinery in Croatia.

Indian refiner Nayara trims crude runs in wake of EU sanctions

Privately-held Nayara, which runs India's third-biggest refinery at the port of Vadinar in the western state of Gujarat, controls nearly 8% of the country's total refining capacity of about 5.2 MMbpd.

Dangote Refinery drops lawsuit against Nigerian fuel importers

Africa's largest refinery had sought to nullify fuel import licenses issued to NNPC Ltd., AYM Shafa Ltd., A.A. Rano Ltd., T. Time Petroleum Ltd., 2015 Petroleum Ltd., and Matrix Petroleum Services Ltd.

AFPM challenges Trump biofuel, tariff policies in letter

A leading U.S. refining trade group has criticized the Trump administration's biofuel policies in a letter to top Republican lawmakers, representing the oil industry's biggest rift with the president since his return to the White House in January.

Trump threatens secondary sanctions on Russian oil exports, tariffs to reach as high as 100%

U.S. President Donald Trump unexpectedly shortened his deadline for hitting Russia with the most severe sanctions on its oil exports to date. While the market has called the president’s bluff thus far, the sheer scale of the threat may force investors to start pricing in this meaningful tail risk.

Spanish oil company Moeve's profit falls on blackout impact

The company attributed the core profit decline mainly to the cost of halting and restarting its two oil refineries during and after the April 28 blackout.

Austria's OMV finds chloride contamination in Azeri crude

Organic chloride contamination in Azeri BTC crude cargoes was discovered last week, sending price differentials to a four-year low and causing several days' delays to loadings from Turkey's BTC Ceyhan terminal.