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Update: bp Olympic Pipeline begins restart process after completing repairs

The Olympic Pipeline moves refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from northern Washington to Oregon and consists of one 16-in. diameter pipeline and one 20-in. pipeline.

Mexico's Pemex pumps less, refines more at home in October, data shows

Its seven local refineries refined 43% more year-on-year, reaching 1.04 MMbpd, helped in part by the Olmeca refinery in the port of Dos Bocas, which processed 191,657 bpd.

Insight: How sanctions made a showpiece Chinese refinery's Western partners run for the exits

Yulong's ambition to rub shoulders with global heavyweights, backed by Beijing's push to modernize its refiners, was upended on October 15, when the UK sanctioned it for dealing in Russian oil.

Update: bp's Olympic Pipeline shutdown hits airlines' fuel supply

The leak was first reported on November 11. bp restored one of the two pipelines east of Everett that had been shut to determine the source of some product discharge. The restored line was shut down again shortly afterward, halting refined product deliveries on the system.

Russia sees scope for oil exports boost to China, urges cooperation in LNG

China and India have become the main buyers of Russian oil since the start of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022.

Vietnam's Binh Son refinery steps up U.S. oil imports

Vietnam has been seeking to buy more U.S. goods to narrow a trade gap between the two countries since Trump threatened in April to impose tariffs on Vietnamese products.

Update: bp crew excavates Olympic Pipeline, yet to find cause of leak

bp said on Friday its Olympic Pipeline crew excavated more than 100 ft (0.03 km) of pipeline following a leak earlier this month near Everett, Washington (U.S.), but have not yet identified the source of the leak.

Lukoil's Finnish fuel chain Teboil files for corporate restructuring

The United States last month hit Lukoil with sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, disrupting the company's international business.

India's Reliance stops importing Russian crude for refinery operations

The Indian conglomerate, which has a long-term deal to buy nearly 500,000 bpd of crude from Russian major Rosneft, had said it would abide by sanctions against Moscow while maintaining ties with current oil suppliers.

Update: Fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil upgrader, operations halted

Incidents and outages are frequent within PDVSA's aging infrastructure, including oilfields, refineries and upgraders that are key to turning the country's extra heavy oil output into exportable crude grades.