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Taiwan's naphtha tanker hit by suspected attack

An oil tanker carrying fuel from the Middle East for Taiwan’s state oil refiner CPC Corp was suspected to have been attacked.

ExxonMobil progresses growth plans and efforts to advance lower-emissions technologies

In its downstream and chemical businesses, ExxonMobil is on track to more than double earnings potential from 2017 adjusted results by 2025.

Occidental to sell parts of Anadarko after debt-fueled acquisition

Occidental Petroleum snatched up some of the richest shale oilfields in Texas when it beat out rival Chevron Corp in a bidding war to acquire Anadarko Petroleum.

Petrobras targets private refineries with oil from storage

Brazilian state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is shipping crude during June and July for storage in China to more quickly respond to demand from the country’s independent refiners

China April crude oil imports hit monthly record, refiners stocked up ahead of sanctions

China’s crude oil imports in April unexpectedly surged to a record despite refinery maintenance outages and tepid domestic fuel demand.

India cuts fuel tax, refinery prices to ease pain of rising crude

India is cutting prices of petrol and diesel by 2.50 rupees ($0.03) a liter, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday, the government’s latest step to tackle the impact of a sharp rise in crude oil prices and a weak local currency.

Oil shipments from Georgia's Batumi port fall by more than a third in 2017

TBILISI (Reuters) — Oil and related shipments from Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi fell 37.6% in 2017, a senior official at the terminal, operated by Kazakh KazMunaiGas , said on Friday.

Japan's Idemitsu, Showa Shell to combine crude loading programs

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu have started work to integrate the so-called loading programs through which they purchase crude, Idemitsu's CEO said.

China says will limit oil, refined product exports to N.Korea

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday it will limit exports of crude oil, refined oil products, steel and other metals to North Korea, in line with tough new sanctions imposed by the United Nations for Pyongyang's missile tests.

Tallgrass Energy announces crude oil terminal acquisitions, developments at Pony Express

LEAWOOD, Kan. — Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP announced two strategic acquisitions by its Tallgrass Terminals business and several significant commercial developments that continue to expand the variety of services offered by Pony Express in key crude oil producing basins it serves.