QatarEnergy signs long-term LNG deal with Shell for delivery to China
State-owned QatarEnergy QATPE.UL has signed a long-term sales and purchase agreement with oil and gas major Shell SHEL.L to supply…
Lukoil’s crude supplies to Hungary, Slovakia stabilise, Kommersant reports
Oil flows from Russia’s second largest crude producer Lukoil LKOH.MM to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline have stabilised…
Russia’s Nov pipeline gas exports to Europe up 8.7% y/y, calculations show
Russian gas producer Gazprom’s GAZP.MM average daily supply to Europe in November was up by 8.7% from a year earlier…
South Korea bought estimated 40,000 T rice from U.S., traders say
South Korea’s state-backed Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. purchased an estimated 40,000 metric tons of rice to be sourced from…
Saudi Arabia boosts crude oil share in Asia at Russia’s expense
Saudi Arabia clawed back market share of Asia’s crude oil imports in November, while Russia surrendered some of its barrels…
China Sucks Up Seaborne Thermal Coal, But Domestic Output Caps Prices
China’s seaborne imports of thermal coal are on track to surge to an all-time high in November as the world’s…
India’s import of Russian oil falls marginally in November
Russia remained the largest crude supplier to India in November, accounting for 38% of India’s total crude oil imports. However,…
Kuwait’s October crude oil exports to Japan down 46.4%
Kuwait’s crude oil exports to Japan in October fell 46.4 percent from a year earlier to 2.04 million barrels, or…
The Ship Recycling Conundrum
Ship demolition activity has been subdued throughout 2024 and this will probably remain the case at least until the end…
Duty of care on carriers where discrepancy between declared and verified container weights
The system of verifying the weight of shipping containers that came into force in July 2016 has recently come under…