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Crude oil

China's surplus crude oil surges in June, giving refiners options

China accelerated the pace at which it is building crude oil stockpiles in June as the strongest imports in almost two years outweighed a rise in refinery processing.

Trump's sanctions threat looms over Russian oil exports to China, India and Turkey

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees to a peace deal over the conflict in Ukraine, potentially complicating Moscow's oil sales to China, India and Turkey.

China state refiners ramp up output on rising demand, stock rebuild

Chinese state-owned refiners are ramping up output after completing maintenance to meet higher third-quarter fuel demand and to rebuild diesel and gasoline stocks which are at multi-year lows.

EIA: U.S. hydrocarbon production supported by export growth in long-term projections

In its Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that U.S. production growth of crude oil and natural gas will remain relatively high through 2030 due to increasing U.S. exports of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as U.S. energy exports continue to be economical for international consumers.

IEA: Global oil market may be tighter than it looks

The world oil market may be tighter than it appears despite a supply and demand balance pointing to a surplus, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday, as refineries ramp up processing to meet summer travel demand.

India must boost its petchem output to counter China's dominance, Reliance says

India must increase its petrochemical production capacity to meet local and global demand and contain China's growing dominance of the sector.

Gunvor plans to halt oil terminal activities at Europoort refinery

Global commodities trading house Gunvor intends to mothball the terminal activities at its Europoort oil refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands

U.S. crude stockpiles increase, gasoline falls on July 4 driving demand

U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week, while gasoline drew down on the back of strong driving demand ahead of the July 4 weekend, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana (U.S.), reported flaring due to operational conditions

bp's 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, on Monday reported flaring due to operational conditions, the company said.

UK's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery secures some crude supply to keep running for now

Britain's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery has secured some crude supplies to stave off immediate closure, the UK energy ministry said, but a source familiar with the situation said the agreement with supplier Glencore was limited.