Russia replaces UAE as the top naphtha supplier to India in 2024-25
Russia has surpassed the United Arab Emirates as India’s top naphtha supplier in the year to March 2025, as refiners…
Russia’s Feb seaborne grain exports down
Russia’s seaborne grain exports dropped by 52.3% year-on-year in February to 2.4 million metric tons, shipping data from industry sources…
Pakistan to export over 160,000 mt fuel oil in March after Feb outflows drop
Pakistan plans to export over 160,000 mt of fuel oil in March, industry sources said, as the country’s oil refineries…
Potential US tariffs on Thai rice imports may open doors to other Asian destinations
Potential US tariffs on Thai rice imports could prompt buyers toward less expensive fragrant rice alternatives from Vietnam or Cambodia,…
South Korean fuel exporters commit to key Asia-Oceania customers amid global trade jitters
South Korean clean oil product exporters plan to place greater emphasis on supplying their top customers in the Asia-Oceania market…
India’s crude oil imports touch three-month low in February
India’s crude oil imports fell 9.9% month-on-month to 19.10 million metric tons in February, the lowest since November 2024, according…
New US sanctions to slow but not stop China’s Iranian oil imports, traders say
Iranian oil shipments into China are set to fall in the near-term after new U.S. sanctions on a refiner and…
EU ban on Russian LNG transshipment could disrupt winter supplies to China
The upcoming EU ban on the transshipment of Russian LNG at EU ports could disrupt winter supplies from the Yamal…
Growth in India’s 2025 LPG imports to be a few shades lower than surge in 2024
Drewry’s latest LPG Forecaster highlighted the 24% surge in India’s 2024 LPG imports, propelled by strong residential consumption, which was…
South Korea, Japan refiners keen to resume Far East Russian crude purchases if sanctions ease
South Korean and Japanese refiners are analyzing the recent Ukraine peace talks positively, and major North Asian crude buyers are…