Diesel
EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19
Monday's data release was delayed over six hours and released after the oil market had closed.
Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut
This past year was a wild one for the oil and gas industry, punctuated by the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars, the intensified targeting of energy infrastructure in Russia in its war against Ukraine, OPEC’s often perplexing production decisions and the recently threatened U.S. blockade of Venezuela.
China's 2026 first batch fuel export quotas steady year on year
China manages its refined fuel exports via a quota system to balance the supply-demand fundamentals in its local market.
Indonesia allocates 15.65 MM kiloliters of biodiesel for 2026
Of the total allocation, 7.45 MMkl have been earmarked for the public service obligation (PSO), which covers sectors such as public transportation and whose sales will be subsidized by the country's palm oil fund.
Bahrain's BAPCO sends first diesel cargo to Australia in 2.5 yrs
Around 400,000 bbl of diesel were loaded on the Torm Kirsten during December 9–11 from BAPCO's Sitra refining site, Kpler and Vortexa shiptracking data showed, while 140,000 bbl more were loaded via ship-to-ship transfers with the vessel Zonda.
India's Chennai Petroleum Corp to raise capacity at key Manali refinery
The company is a subsidiary of the country's top refiner, the state-run Indian Oil Corp., and sells almost all of its transportation fuels - diesel and gasoline - to its parent, which has a robust local retail network.
Major Asian refiners sell 2026 diesel cargoes at higher premiums
Major Asian refiners have locked in term deals for diesel exports in 2026 at higher premiums to benchmark Singapore prices than this year, supported by firmer prices in November.
- Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract 12/31
- Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery 12/31
- Chile's $2.5-B Volta green ammonia project wins environmental permit 12/31
- China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners 12/31
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30

