Crude oil
TotalEnergies sees Brent-Dubai crude price gap remaining negative, making sweet grades more attractive to Asian refiners
The price gap between Brent and Dubai crude is expected to remain negative due to strong demand for heavier Middle Eastern oil, despite increasing supplies from OPEC nations
Chevron seeks diversified approach to refinery investments
"There'll be places like Korea where we go investment heavy in petrochemicals and in heavy oil upgrading."
BAPCO expects to commission 400,000-bpd Sitra refinery in Q4
Bahrain's state oil firm Bapco Energies expects to commission its Sitra refinery expansion in the fourth quarter of this year, and will be looking to buy heavier crudes than it now runs and more LNG
Ukraine imports Indian-origin diesel fuel after loss of key refinery
The loss of Ukrainian oil refineries this summer has forced traders to compensate with imports, purchasing diesel fuel even from India, which imports a significant portion of its crude oil from Russia, an analyst said.
U.S. crude stockpiles rise as refineries begin maintenance
U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week as refineries headed into maintenance season, while gasoline stocks fell ahead of the long Labor Day weekend, data from the Energy Information Administration showed.
U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit change
U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels.
Axens kicks-off first worldwide full-SAF unit in Asia
Axens has successfully started up 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit at site in Asia. The facility has the capacity to entirely convert 300,000 tpy of renewable feedstock into high-value SAF.
Oil flows to Germany via damaged Druzhba pipeline to normalize
Ukrainian drones struck an oil pumping station in Russia's Tambov region, leading to supply disruption via the Druzhba pipeline last month.
Saudi Aramco, Iraq's SOMO halt crude sales to Indian refiner Nayara
The halting of supply from the two Gulf exporters means Nayara, majority-owned by Russian entities including oil major Rosneft, relied entirely on Russia for its crude oil imports in August.
Angola plans first output at Cabinda oil refinery by year-end
The project, which will be Angola's second oil refinery, will help make sub-Saharan Africa's No. 2 crude producer less dependent on costly fuel imports amid government efforts to eliminate fuel subsidies that have triggered deadly protests.
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