Crude oil
St Nikolas oil tanker operator says it lost contact off Oman
The operator of the oil tanker St Nikolas, Greece-based Empire Navigation, said it had lost contact with the vessel off Oman near the city of Sohar.
Nigeria's NNPC allocates four February crude oil cargoes to Dangote refinery
Nigeria's state oil company NNPC is expected to supply four crude cargoes from its February program to the $20-B Dangote refinery, which is poised to begin operations after years of construction delays.
China's oil production rises to 208 MMt in 2023
China's crude oil production rose to 208 MMt in 2023, equivalent to 4.16 MM bpd.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery set for test runs after getting more crude
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery could begin test runs as early as this week after receiving a sixth crude cargo, company officials said, finally bringing the 650,000 bpd plant to life after years of construction delays.
India's ONGC sees oil production rise 11% after east coast block starts output
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp said it expected total oil output to climb 11% after its project off the country's east coast started producing oil.
Motiva to shut CDU, coker at largest U.S. refinery
Motiva Enterprises is scheduled to shut the large CDU and large coker at its 626,000 bpd Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.).
Mexico's new Olmeca oil refinery now seen processing 243,000 bpd in 2024
Mexican state oil company Pemex's top executive estimated that the firm's newest refinery will process 243,000 bpd of crude in 2024 during its first year of operations, before ramping up to near full capacity in 2025.
Biden administration slowly puts oil back into the SPR emergency stash
The administration of President Joe Biden is slowly putting oil back into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, after selling a record amount from the emergency stockpile in 2022.
India to sign 5-year energy MoU with Guyana
India approved signing a 5-year MoU with Guyana to cooperate in the hydrocarbon sector as the South Asian nation looks to diversify its oil import sources.
Iran's oil trade with China stalls as Tehran demands higher prices
China's oil trade with Iran has stalled as Tehran withholds shipments and demands higher prices from its top client, tightening cheap supply for the world's biggest crude importer.
- SIBUR develops new polyethylene grade for FMCG packaging 8/13
- L&T Energy GreenTech partners with Japan’s ITOCHU for 300,000-tpy green ammonia project 8/13
- VINCI wins major contract for innovative biofuels plant in Spain 8/13
- Orlen Unipetrol to shut ethylene unit at Litvinov plant for several days 8/13
- Dangote Refinery cuts fuel price before planned sales to local Nigerian market 8/13
- Chevron Phillips Chemical completes low-viscosity PAO expansion in Belgium 8/12
