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Total and Erg get four bids for Italy petrol stations

MILAN (Reuters) -- Total and energy group Erg have received four bids for the Italian petrol station network they jointly own, three sources close to the matter said.

Mexico oil theft clash leaves at least 10 dead, including four soldiers

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- At least four soldiers and six suspected oil thieves died in a battle in the central Mexican state of Puebla, authorities said on Thursday, as the army launched a major operation against organized criminals who siphon fuel from pipelines.

EIA: Petroleum product exports from Central Atlantic US unusually high in February

Exports of finished petroleum products from the Petroleum Administration of Defense District (PADD) 1B, which comprises the US Central Atlantic states (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania), reached a record high for the month of February, as petroleum product prices in that region weakened compared with prices in the rest of the Atlantic Basin region.

Russia resumes oil shipments to Cuba, helps fill Venezuelan breach

HAVANA (Reuters) -- Russia has begun shipping large quantities of oil to Cuba for the first time this century, sources said, as supplies to the island from crisis-wracked Venezuela have dwindled.

Vitol, Helios complete acquisition of 100% of Vivo Energy

Further to the acquisition of Shell’s 20% shareholding in Vivo Energy by Vitol Africa B.V., Helios Investment Partners, acting on behalf of the funds to which it is advisor, and Vitol own 100% of Vivo Energy.

How North Korea gets its oil from China: lifeline in question at UN meeting

BEIJING (Reuters) -- As the United Nations Security Council decides whether to tighten the sanctions screws on North Korea, the country's increasingly isolated government could lose a lifeline provided by state-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC).

US crude inventories fall, products build as refining jumps

(Reuters) -- US crude oil inventories fell sharply and stockpiles of gasoline and distillates jumped last week as refineries hiked production rates to the highest since November 2015, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Prices stable but visitors see some gas stations shut in N. Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) -- Some of North Korea's state-run petrol stations are restricting sales or appear to have closed, visitors said on Wednesday, ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss tougher sanctions on the isolated state that could include curbs on oil imports.

TomTom, BP partner to ‘help BP customers boost fleet efficiency’

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- BP FleetMove combines fuel transaction information from BP fuel cards with driver behavior data from the TomTom Telematics Service Platform in one, easy-to-use interface.

SPATCO Petroleum Solutions expands to southeast US with new facility

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- SPATCO Petroleum Solutions, a wholly owned division of SPATCO Energy Solutions, announced the opening of a new facility in Memphis, Tennessee. The new facility is the company's third expansion in the last 18 months.