Gasoline
Global: Increase in Russian fuel excise tax may hit refinery profitability
The Russian government’s recent decision to raise the excise tax on motor fuel by 1 RUB/l in 2018 may lead to serious losses for the country’s domestic refining industry.
Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects presently under construction, as chosen by HP editors and readers
The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.
EIA: US crude stocks fall, but gasoline, distillates up
(Reuters) — US crude oil stocks fell last week, led by the biggest fall in inventories at the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub in eight years, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
ADNOC finalizes 2018 gasoil, jet fuel term with at least 1 buyer
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has finalized its 2018 gasoil and jet fuel supply term contracts with at least one buyer, five traders that participate in the market said on Wednesday.
ICRC buying fuel to pump clean water in Yemen as "last resort"
GENEVA (Reuters) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it was making a "stop-gap" purchase of fuel so as to provide clean water to one million people in the Yemeni cities of Hodeidah and Taiz for one month.
EIA: US average gasoline prices this Thanksgiving higher than previous 2 yr
Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, US retail regular-grade gasoline averaged $2.57/gal, up 41 cents/gal from the same time last year. Although gasoline prices are higher than in both 2015 and 2016, the Thanksgiving 2017 gasoline price is still the third-lowest since 2008.
Mobil to restore Lyttelton terminal fuel storage capacity
Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited (Mobil) announced plans to improve fuel supply capacity for the South Island with the construction of two tanks at its fuel terminal in Lyttelton.
Singapore charges defunct marine fuel supplier, staff for cheating
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — A Singapore marine fuel supplier and three executives have been charged with cheating as part of a government crackdown on short deliveries of fuel to vessels in the world’s largest bunkering hub.
IMO: Ships will be "unseaworthy" if miss sulfur emission rule
LONDON (Reuters) — Ships which do not meet cuts to the amount of sulfur they can burn in their engines risk being declared "unseaworthy," the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Thursday.
EIA: US Crude oil, gasoline stocks up unexpectedly in latest week
(Reuters) — US crude oil and gasoline inventories grew unexpectedly last week as crude production and refining output rose, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
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