Gasoline
U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories rise, distillates fall
U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories rose while distillates fell last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.
Regulators approve Cerilon's $3.2-B GTL plant in North Dakota (U.S.)
North Dakota utility regulators have approved a $3.2-B gas-to-liquids plant project by Canadian company Cerilon, to be built near Trenton in Williams County. The plant will convert natural gas into higher-value products like diesel fuel and lubricants.
Lyondell restarts Houston refinery's gasoline unit
Lyondell Basell Industries has restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas (U.S.) refinery on Thursday.
Mexico's Pemex posts drop in oil production as Lopez Obrador exits
Crude output by Pemex fell in August as Mexico's national oil company failed to reduce fuel imports in line with company targets, while overall falling well short of the lofty energy trade goals of the country's outgoing president.
Russia's Gazprom Neftekhim petrochemical plant announces major maintenance
Russia's Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil processing, petrochemical and fertilizer complex located in the Bashkortostan region has announced major maintenance.
Russia's diesel, gasoline output capacity to fall sharply in Sept.
Russia's ability to produce diesel and gasoline is expected to fall sharply in September as seasonal maintenance at oil refineries peaks.
Nigeria's NNPC raises petrol prices again as Dangote fuel hits market
Nigerian state oil firm NNPC Ltd. has increased the price of petrol by 11%, the second increase in two weeks and a day after it started purchasing the fuel from the giant Dangote oil refinery on the outskirts of Lagos.
China's refinery output falls for a fifth month as fuel demand disappoints
China's oil refinery output in August fell 6.2% from a year earlier, declining for the fifth month as disappointing fuel demand and weak export margins curbed production.
Ineos to cease refinery operations at Grangemouth
Petroineos has announced its intention to cease refinery operations at Grangemouth and transition to a finished fuels import terminal and distribution hub during Q2 2025.
U.S. Gulf Coast-bound fuel oil cargoes hit 5-yr low as refinery demand weakens
Fuel oil exports bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast slumped to their lowest level since January 2019 last month, a sign of weakened refinery demand as margins have softened.
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