Crude oil
India's Reliance buys naphtha to feed growing domestic demand
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- India's Reliance Industries has bought between 60,000 and 90,000 t of heavy full-range naphtha for March arrival to plug a supply gap due to its growing petrochemical capacity, industry sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Hyundai Oilbank buys S.Korea's first US Southern Green Canyon crude
SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank has purchased a cargo of US Southern Green Canyon crude oil, the country's first import of the grade, three trade sources said on Tuesday.
Russia says in talks over Iranian oil purchases
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -- Russia has been in talks of buying oil from Iran, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday, confirming earlier reports.
Snow, landowner, delay Utah pipeline repairs
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Refiners and pipeline shippers in the Salt Lake City area are facing new delays obtaining crude oil after a pipeline outage last week was followed by snow on Friday that made it difficult to deliver much-needed oil by truck.
OPEC compliance seen growing as laggards Iraq and UAE pledge action
LONDON (Reuters) -- OPEC has so far surprised the market by showing record compliance with oil-output curbs and could do so further in coming months as the biggest laggards -- the United Arab Emirates and Iraq -- pledge to catch up quickly with their targets.
EIA: US crude oil stocks build for seventh straight week
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- US crude oil stockpiles rose last week for a seventh straight week but less than forecast, while gasoline inventories fell far more than expected as refineries cut output, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
Vitol and Galaxy Energy win Rosneft tender for Urals crude
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia's Rosneft awarded a sell tender for Urals crude oil for loading from Primorsk, Ust-Luga and Novorossiisk between April and September to traders Vitol and Monaco-based Galaxy Energy, four market sources told Reuters.
Vietnam's new Nghi Son refinery expects to get first crude oil in May
HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam's new $7.5 billion Nghi Son oil refinery expects to take delivery of its first crude oil in May and to have its first products by the third quarter of the year, the company said on Thursday.
Indian refiners process 1.5% less oil in January
(Reuters) -- Indian refiners processed 21.11 MMt, or 4.99 MMbpd, of crude oil in January, a decline of around 1.5% compared with the same period last year, as many state refiners shut units for maintenance, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday.
Qatar minister says it’s too early to say whether output cuts to be extended
LONDON (Reuters) -- It is still too early to say whether oil producers will extend their output reduction agreement when members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meet in May, Qatar's energy minister said on Wednesday.
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