Crude oil
Sinopec starts operation of crude oil pipeline in south China
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp has started operating a major crude oil pipeline that connects eastern Jiangsu province with refineries in south China, the company said in a statement.
S.Korea's February crude imports from Iran jump 54% on year
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's crude imports from Iran jumped nearly 54% in February from a year ago as Tehran continues to ramp up output after sanctions over its disputed nuclear program were removed early in 2016.
US judge denies tribe's request to stop oil flow in Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A US federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by a Native American tribe for an emergency injunction to prevent oil from flowing through part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying such a move would be against the public interest.
OPEC says oil stocks still increasing, Saudis raise output
LONDON (Reuters) -- OPEC said on Tuesday oil inventories have risen despite a global deal to cut supply and raised its forecast of production in 2017 from outside the group, suggesting complications in an effort to clear a glut and support prices.
Russia postpones scrapping oil export duties to 2022-2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia will not fully scrap its oil export duty until 2022-2025, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday, four years later than previously expected.
Oil edges off three-month lows, eyes on US inventory
LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil prices recovered modestly from three-month lows on Tuesday, with concerns persisting about rising US inventories and few clear signs that OPEC will extend supply curbs beyond June.
China's refinery runs at second-highest on record, gas output flat
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's refinery throughput during the first two months of 2017 rose 4.3% from same time a year ago to the second-highest level on record on a daily basis, while crude output fell 8% from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday.
Iran leapfrogs Iraq as India's No. 2 oil supplier in February
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's oil imports from Iran rose nearly 17% in February from a month earlier as refiners received less crude from key OPEC producers Saudi Arabia and Iraq after an OPEC deal to cut output, shipping data showed on Monday.
API: State of Energy in Colorado event highlights state’s role in US energy renaissance
DENVER – The Colorado Petroleum Council hosted the second annual State of Energy in Colorado event in Denver to discuss the future of oil and natural gas development in Colorado with American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard, Governor John Hickenlooper, and Mayor Michael Hancock.
EIA: Norway’s Troll crude oil to be included in Brent price assessment
The method for assessing the Brent global benchmark crude oil price is scheduled to change in 2018. The Brent price benchmark reflects transactions involving physical cargoes of several specific grades of crude oil in the North Sea, located between the United Kingdom and Norway.
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