Kazakh Black Sea oil exports resume after brief halt over tankers’ access, sources say
Russia’s FSB security service has started handing out clearance for foreign tankers to access the Black Sea ports, allowing for…
Russia’s daily oil loadings from its western ports set to drop 8% in August, sources say
Russia’s daily oil exports from its western ports are set to be around 1.77 million barrels per day (bpd) in…
Venezuela’s PDVSA imports Russia-origin naphtha, shipping data shows
Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA has received and is unloading a Russia-origin 700,000-barrel cargo of heavy naphtha, a key product…
Russia set to impose harsher gasoline export restrictions soon, sources say
Russia is poised to introduce a tighter gasoline export ban, including for fuel producers, in the coming days to tackle…
Bangladeshi Government eyes import of 3 spot LNG cargoes
The government is planning to import three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the spot market in late August and…
Russia suspends sunflower oil export duty until August 31 to support producers, government says
Russia, one of the world’s top producers and exporters of sunflower oil, on Friday suspended floating duty rates on sunflower…
Hot Saudi summer sees record imports of Russian fuel oil
Saudi Arabia’s imports of Russian fuel oil have moderated so far in July to 141,000 b/d after hitting a record…
Qatar threatened to cut EU LNG supplies over sustainability law, letter shows
Qatar has threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union in response to the bloc’s due diligence law on…
Kazakhstan CPC Blend oil heads to Asia as European demand eases, sources say
Asian refiners are buying more Kazakhstan CPC Blend crude loading in August than July after falling European demand depressed prices,…
US Gulf refiners seek MidEast, S.American oil to offset Venezuela, Mexico losses
U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are snapping up higher volumes of Middle Eastern and South American crudes to offset the loss…