Crude oil
India's Reliance buys 5 MMbbl of Iranian oil after U.S. waiver
Iranian oil, which in recent years has mainly been bought by Chinese independent refiners, is often rebranded as originating from another country.
Iran war deals harder blow to natural gas than oil
Key gas infrastructure - liquefaction plants in particular - is more complex and expensive to build and repair than the oil equivalent. That means oil refineries can often resume operations more quickly than liquefied natural gas export hubs after a shutdown.
Refiners in India, elsewhere in Asia look to buy Iranian oil after U.S. waives sanctions
The Trump administration on Friday issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil already at sea, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
China's Sinopec will not buy Iranian oil, wants to tap state reserves
The world's largest refiner usually sources roughly half of its crude oil needs from the Middle East, making it particularly exposed to the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Damaged Russian tanker days away from Libyan shores, Italian official says
The tanker is currently in international waters falling under Libya's search and rescue zone, some 53 nautical miles (98 km) north of the capital Tripoli.
India’s Reliance buys about 155,000 bpd Russian oil after pause
The private refiner's overall imports in February rose marginally from last year to 1.37 MMbpd.
China's Sinochem cuts refinery runs, seeks prompt-delivery crude
Sinochem has also been trying to buy spot cargoes from bonded storage for prompt delivery to cover its "immediate" requirements for the 300,000-bpd Quanzhou plant.
Prices for oil, fuel cargoes smash record highs as Iran war chokes Middle East supply
Surging oil prices in physical markets — the trading place for oil on ships, rail cars or in storage tanks — have outpaced the already dizzying increases in benchmark futures markets, as refiners and traders across Asia and Europe are snapping up whatever barrels they can secure to plug the enormous supply gap caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
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