Refining

Suffocating Western pressure may finally force Russian oil output cuts

Moscow has successfully redirected most of its seaborne crude to China, India and Turkey, often relying on a “shadow fleet” of aging, uninsured tankers to circumvent restrictions while offering steep discounts.

India's Reliance wins U.S. license for Venezuelan oil

A general license authorizes the purchase, exportation, and sale of Venezuelan-origin oil that has already been extracted, including the refining of such oil.

Three contractors injured at ExxonMobil facility in Beaumont, Texas (U.S.)

Additional details about the cause of the incident, the severity of the burns, and the conditions of the injured workers were not immediately available.

China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club

With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.

TotalEnergies booked loss in France due to refining activities, CEO says

French oil major TotalEnergies did not pay corporate tax in France last year because its operations in the country led to a loss of between €200 MM ($237.22 MM) and €300 MM.

Slovakia says Druzhba oil supplies interrupted, expected to resume in coming days

The economy ministry said the interruption did not affect Slovakia's energy security and gave no further details on the length of the expected suspension of flows.

Verde Clean Fuels announces suspension of development of Permian Basin gas-to-gasoline project

Vietnam's largest refinery to operate at 120%-125% of designed capacity in Q1

Brazil to rebuild ethanol stocks in new harvest after 21% drop in 2025-2026

Nigeria's Dangote refinery says crude unit and petrol block running at capacity in tests

The tests are intended to confirm operational efficiency and verify that key parameters meet global standards.