Oil


Monday, December 16, 2024
Tanker Rates Tumble on Key Route as China Cuts Crude Purchases
Energy

Tanker Rates Tumble on Key Route as China Cuts Crude Purchases

Spot rates for hauling crude on the largest vessels from the Middle East to China, a benchmark route, have sunk by a third this year as demand in the top

December 16, 2024
Total Views: 964

Thursday, December 12, 2024
EU Backs Sanctions Package, Includes 45 Additional Russian Oil Tankers
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EU Backs Sanctions Package, Includes 45 Additional Russian Oil Tankers

The European Union gave preliminary backing to a 15th package of sanctions against Russia that includes an extension of an exemption for Slovakia to trade

December 12, 2024
Total Views: 698

Rosneft, Reliance Agree Biggest Ever India-Russia Oil Supply Deal, Sources Say
Energy

Rosneft, Reliance Agree Biggest Ever India-Russia Oil Supply Deal, Sources Say

Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply nearly 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to Indian private refiner Reliance in the biggest ever

December 12, 2024
Total Views: 708

Friday, December 6, 2024
OPEC+ Extends Cuts: Why the Oil Giants Are Delaying Output Rises to Q2 2025
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OPEC+ Extends Cuts: Why the Oil Giants Are Delaying Output Rises to Q2 2025

DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Friday the OPEC+ decision to push back

December 6, 2024
Total Views: 1304

Monday, December 2, 2024
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Energy

Iran’s Oil Trade With China Rattled by US Sanctions on Tankers

A broadening of US sanctions on tankers that haul Iranian crude has jammed a crucial cog of the trade, slowing the delivery of oil from the OPEC producer to

December 2, 2024
Total Views: 1387

Friday, November 29, 2024
iranian crude supertanker
Energy

Chinese Buyers Soak Up Unsold Oil as Iranian Crude Flows Slow

China’s independent refiners have snapped up barrels from across the Middle East and Africa as offers of Iranian oil remain scarcer and more expensive than

November 29, 2024
Total Views: 2273

Monday, November 25, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
Energy

Secret Russian Oil Switching Gets New Greek Hotspot After Drills

The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of Greece after the European country used naval

November 25, 2024
Total Views: 2112

ship to ship
Energy

UK Imposes Biggest Sanctions Package on Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’

Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, targeting 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7

November 25, 2024
Total Views: 825

Monday, July 15, 2024
offshore rig north sea
Offshore

Kuwait Announces ‘Giant’ Offshore Oil Discovery

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Sunday it had made a “giant” oil discovery in the

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 3111

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Global Oil Demand Approaching Peak as Clean Energy Takes Center Stage, Says IEA Report

Growth in the global demand for oil is projected to experience a significant slowdown in the coming years before stalling out this decade amid the transition

June 14, 2023
Total Views: 812

Monday, November 21, 2022
Oil Tanker Bridge
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Russia’s War Rewires Global Crude Trade

By Elina Ganatra (Bloomberg) — Oil tanker tycoons are enjoying a surge in revenue as the sanctions triggered by Russia’s war are redrawing the global

November 21, 2022
Total Views: 2955

Friday, June 17, 2022
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
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Venezuelan Oil Exports to Europe Set to Resume After Two Years

By Marianna Parraga June 17 (Reuters) – A 650,000-barrel-cargo of Venezuela’s oil chartered by Italy’s Eni ENI.MI is

June 17, 2022
Total Views: 1442

Thursday, May 19, 2022
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
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Greece Emerging as Hub for Russian Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers

By Rowena Edwards, Angeliki Koutantou and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON/ATHENS, May 18 (Reuters) – Russian fuel oil arrivals offshore Greece

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 16646

Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Seaborne Oil a Lifeline as German, Polish Refiners Swerve Russian Supply
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Seaborne Oil a Lifeline as German, Polish Refiners Swerve Russian Supply

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Sea-borne oil has thrown a lifeline to refiners in eastern Germany and Poland, with non-Russian

May 17, 2022
Total Views: 2026

Thursday, April 21, 2022
oil tanker at anchor
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Oil Climbs With Supply Risks Eclipsing China Concerns

By Devika Krishna Kumar and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — Oil rose to settle at its highest in three days in a volatile session as a series of challenges

April 21, 2022
Total Views: 1211

Sunday, February 27, 2022
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Offshore

BP Abandons $25B In Russian Oil Retreat

By Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) – BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 2823

Sunday, January 16, 2022
Kuwait, One Of The World’s Wealthiest Oil Exporters, Is Becoming Unlivable
Environment

Kuwait, One Of The World’s Wealthiest Oil Exporters, Is Becoming Unlivable

By Fiona MacDonald (Bloomberg) –Trying to catch a bus at the Maliya station in Kuwait City can be unbearable in the summer. About two-thirds of the

January 16, 2022
Total Views: 49867

Sunday, October 24, 2021
Tankers Are Denied Entry Into Sudan’s Territorial Waters
Ports

Tankers Are Denied Entry Into Sudan’s Territorial Waters

DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Sudan decided to halt the entry of vessels carrying fuel into its territorial waters to avoid incurring fines due to delays in

October 24, 2021
Total Views: 1666

Sunday, October 10, 2021
Port Sudan
Ports

Port Sudan Three Week Long Blockade Causes Shortages Of Wheat And Fuel Oil

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A three-week blockade of Sudan’s main port by tribal protesters is causing shortages of wheat and fuel oil for power

October 10, 2021
Total Views: 1212

Monday, September 13, 2021
Coast Guard Barge Inspection
Offshore

Gulf Of Mexico Oil Still Hurting From Hurricane Ida

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) Oil rose to hits highest level in just under six weeks as investors tracked the slow restoration of supplies in the Gulf of Mexico

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 1557