Crude oil
Venezuela's PDVSA to ramp up refining by 20% in 2023
Venezuelan state energy company PDVSA's new management expects to boost the country's oil production to 1.17 million bpd by year end while increasing refining and exploration activities, an internal planning document showed.
US pipeline operator ONEOK moves into oil, products with $18.8-B Magellan deal
ONEOK Inc agreed to buy U.S. pipeline operator Magellan Midstream Partners in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $18.8 B including debt, bringing natural gas-focused ONEOK into transporting refined products and oil.
Turkey doubles Urals oil imports in early May vs early April
Turkey doubled Russian Urals oil imports in the first half of May versus the same period of April as the country profits from cheap crude that is sanctioned by the West.
India's Hindustan Petroleum posts biggest jump in quarterly profit in 9 yr
Indian state-owned oil refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd said it posted its biggest quarterly profit in nine years, helped by a fall in crude prices and higher refinery margins.
Trafigura raises stake in Italian refinery Saras to 12.5%
Global commodities trader Trafigura has raised its stake in Italian refiner Saras to 12.46% from 5.23%, the companies said, strengthening Trafigura's foothold over Mediterranean oil flows.
Iraq ready to resume northern oil exports says minister
Iraq wants to restart oil exports on Saturday through a pipeline that runs from its northern Kurdistan region to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, but is waiting for the go-ahead from Turkey.
Germany's Schwedt refinery to run at 70% of capacity from June
Germany's Schwedt oil refinery will run at 70% of capacity from June, German state secretary Michael Kellner said as he greeted a tanker arriving at the Gdansk terminal in Poland with non-Russian oil en route to the refinery.
Iraq expects Total to begin $27-B energy project in second half of 2023
Iraq expects TotalEnergies to begin operations on a long-delayed $27-B oil, gas and renewables project in the second half of 2023 after finalizing side-contracts with a state oil company.
Iraq says it has had no Turkish reply on northern oil exports
Iraq has not heard back from Turkish state energy company BOTAS on a request to restart oil export flows through a pipeline that runs from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
Tight market for sour crude oil to squeeze U.S. Gulf Coast refiners
Sour crude oil supplies for U.S. Gulf Coast oil refiners will be squeezed in coming weeks, market participants said, as global demand rises following this mConth's OPEC+ production cut.Sour crude oil supplies for U.S. Gulf Coast oil refiners will be squeezed in coming weeks, market participants said, as global demand rises following this mConth's OPEC+ production cut.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5

