Crude oil
U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories rise
U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories rose in the week ending Nov. 1, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.
LyondellBasell to close Houston refinery (U.S.) in Q1 2025
Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries detailed its long-announced plan to permanently shutter its 263,776-bpd Houston oil refinery in the first quarter of 2025, shutting the facility's CDU and coker train in January, followed by the shuttering of the second CDU-coker production train, which supplies the gasoline-producing FCC and ancillary units, ending motor fuel production
Venezuela's oil exports hit a 4-yr peak on higher output, sales to U.S., India
Venezuela's oil exports rose to a 4-yr high, approaching 950,000 bpd in October, boosted by growing crude output and more sales to India and the United States.
Drone crashes on oil depot in Russia's Stavropol region
A drone fell on an oil depot in Russia's southern Stavropol region. It was the second suspected Ukrainian attack in consecutive days on Russian fuel and energy targets.
Russia's Tuapse oil refinery to resume operations in November
Rosneft will resume operations at its oil refinery at the Black Sea port of Tuapse in November.
Shell's $6-B profit smashes forecasts as LNG offsets weak refining
Shell reported on Thursday 3Q profits of $6 B that exceeded forecasts by 12% as higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset a sharp drop in oil refining and trading results.
Changxing Island accelerates development of world-class green petrochemical industrial base
The high-end petrochemical new materials project by Liaoning Dingjide Petrochemical Co. Ltd., a major supplier of polyolefin catalysts and chemical additives products, is rapidly progressing in the Changxing Island Economic and Technological Development Zone of Dalian, Liaoning province.
Dangote says refinery has 500 MM liters of petrol in storage, can meet Nigeria's demand
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery has a stockpile of 500 MM liters of petrol, its billionaire founder said, countering claims by marketers who asserted they needed to supplement Dangote's supplies with imports to meet fuel shortages.
Mexico's Pemex posts wider third-quarter loss, hit by weaker peso
Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex reported a deeper $8.2-B 3Q net loss on Tuesday, hurt mostly by a weaker exchange rate even as it benefited from support from the country's new government.
Phillips 66 refineries to run between low to mid 90% range capacity in Q4 2024
U.S. crude oil refiner Phillips 66 plans to operate its refineries in the low to mid-90% range of combined capacity of 1.5 MMbpd in the fourth quarter.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted petrochemical facilities in the Gulf 4/6
- Damietta Green Ammonia completes pre-FEED for $873-MM, 150,000-tpy green ammonia facility 4/6
- EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi 4/6
- India's Reliance buys Venezuelan oil directly from PDVSA 4/6
- Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply 4/6
- Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies 4/6
