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Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline upgrade challenged by Minnesota govt

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — Enbridge Inc's upgrade of its Line 3 crude oil pipeline hit an obstacle on Monday after the US state of Minnesota told a regulatory committee that it has no need for the project, and that the existing pipe should be shut.

Shell eyes Asia, aims to expand vehicle recharging at fuel stations

LONDON (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell aims to expand marketing operations in Asia and wants 20% of sales from its fuel stations worldwide to come from recharging electric vehicles and low carbon fuels by 2025, as the world shifts away from crude.

White Owl acquires Clairmont terminal in Canada

CALGARY — White Owl Energy Services Ltd. announced the acquisition of the Pembina Pipeline connected Clairmont terminal in the Grande Prairie area of Alberta.

Saudi to supply full crude allocations to most Asian refiners

SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least five north Asian term buyers in October, while a sixth regional refiner was notified of cuts to its October Arab Extra Light supplies, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Rosneft to ship record 40 MMt of oil to China in 2017

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia's top oil producer Rosneft plans to export a record 40 MMt of crude oil to China this year, Chief Executive Igor Sechin was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Saudi Aramco to add 1.9 MMbbl of crude oil to its Japan storage

TOKYO (Reuters) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco will on Wednesday add 1.9 MMbbl of crude to storage that it holds in Japan, a Japanese trade ministry official said on Monday.

Oil weakens on fears Irma could dent US demand

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices edged lower on Monday on concerns that Hurricane Irma's pounding of heavily populated areas of Florida could dent oil demand in the world's top oil consuming nation.

China invests $9.1 B in Rosneft as Glencore, Qatar cut stakes

MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) — Chinese conglomerate CEFC will buy a 14.16% stake in Russian oil major Rosneft for $9.1 B from a consortium of Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority, strengthening the energy partnership between Moscow and Beijing.

Oil steady as Irma heads for Florida, Saudi Arabia cuts supply

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices steadied on Friday after almost a week of sharp rises as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, drove towards Florida after tearing through the Caribbean.

China's August crude oil imports hit 8-month low; independent refiners shut

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's crude oil imports rose 3.4% in August from the same month a year earlier but slid to their lowest monthly level since January, data showed on Friday, as some independent refiners closed for longer-than-expected maintenance amid a wave of government environmental inspections.