Crude oil
Croatia assessing legality of importing Russian oil, EU says
Croatia is assessing whether it can lawfully import seaborne Russian crude oil to supply to Hungary and Slovakia after the Druzhba pipeline supplying them via Ukraine was damaged.
Kuwait's KPC draws BlackRock, Brookfield, EIG to possible $7-B pipeline deal
BlackRock, Brookfield Asset Management, EIG Partners and buyout group KKR are among those that have shown interest.
UK targets Russia's Transneft in new sanctions on Ukraine war anniversary
The West has imposed tens of thousands of sanctions on Russia, including its oil sector, but has failed to bring Russian oil exports down by any significant amount. China, India and Turkey still buy Russian oil.
Saudi Aramco sells first Jafurah condensate cargoes to U.S. firms, India
The Jafurah project, estimated to contain 229 Tsft3 of raw gas and 75 Bbbl of condensate, is central to Aramco's ambitions to boost its gas output to become a major global natural gas player and to expand its offerings of light crude grades.
Indian refiners' January crude processing slips 0.2% from a month earlier
On a year-on-year basis, refinery throughput was little changed in January. India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer.
Croatia must allow Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia, MOL says
MOL has contracted more oil by tankers from various countries, including Russia, to a Croatian port, and both countries are looking to tap emergency crude reserves.
U.S. demands on Europe in the field of energy
This week U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave the Paris-based International Energy Agency a one-year deadline to abandon its support of goals to reduce planet-warming gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 or risk losing the United States as a member.
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