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Russia’s ESPO Blend crude loadings rise to 40 ships in October: CASby hellenicshippingnews… on 5 November 2025 at 11:00 am
Russian ESPO Blend crude loadings from the port of Kozmino rose to 40 ships in October from 35 in September as liftings recovered after pipeline maintenance, though some ships appeared to face delays in offloading, S&P Global Commodities at Sea(opens in a new tab) data showed Nov. 3. Of the 40 ESPO Blend shipments in …
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Philippines extend ban on rice imports until end of 2025by hellenicshippingnews… on 4 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has extended the country’s ban on rice imports until the end of 2025 in order to shield farmers from the impact of cheaper imported rice. Marcos had earlier ordered a 60-day suspension of rice imports starting from September 1 in an effort to protect farmers during the local harvest and …
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Iraq cancels Lukoil oil cargoes loading amid sanctions, sources sayby hellenicshippingnews… on 4 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
Iraq has cancelled the loading of three crude oil cargoes from Lukoil in November, two market sources said on Tuesday citing concerns over U.S. and UK sanctions on the Russian oil major. Iraq’s state firm Somo cancelled cargoes from Lukoil’s equity production at the West Qurna-2 field, the sources said. The cargoes had been meant …
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Venezuela’s oil exports fall over lower inventories, importsby hellenicshippingnews… on 4 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
Venezuela’s oil exports declined 26% to some 808,000 barrels per day in October as the country’s stocks dwindled and it imported smaller volumes of diluents to produce exportable crude grades, according to shipping data and documents from state firm PDVSA. The OPEC country’s exports had reached a five-year high in September after being boosted by …
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ADNOC signs 15-year Ruwais LNG supply deal with Shellby hellenicshippingnews… on 4 November 2025 at 6:00 pm
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Tuesday that it had signed a 15-year deal with a subsidiary of Shell SHEL to supply up to 1 million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Ruwais LNG project. Following the sale and purchase agreement with Shell International Trading Middle East Limited, more …
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EU’s Russian LNG ban could tighten market as Yamal cargoes struggle to divertby hellenicshippingnews… on 4 November 2025 at 11:00 am
Shipping constraints may limit market participants’ ability to completely redirect Russian LNG volumes to regions beyond Europe once a recently passed EU ban goes into effect, market watchers have warned. Since the start of 2025, the EU has imported some 11.9 million metric ton (16.4 Bcm) of LNG from Russia, according to data from S&P …
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India’s October palm oil imports drop to five-month low, dealers sayby hellenicshippingnews… on 4 November 2025 at 11:00 am
India’s palm oil imports in October fell to a five-month low, dragging total purchases in the 2024/25 marketing year to their lowest in five years, as buyers switched to soyoil after a rally in palm oil prices, according to five dealers. Lower palm oil imports by India, the world’s biggest buyer of vegetable oils, could …
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Turkey buys more non-Russian oil after latest Western sanctions, sources sayby hellenicshippingnews… on 3 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
Turkey’s largest oil refineries are buying more non-Russian oil in response to the latest Western sanctions on Russia, two people with direct knowledge of the matter and several industry sources told Reuters. Turkey is a major buyer of Russian crude along with China and India. Turkish refiners are now taking similar steps to those in …
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India’s BPCL buys Upper Zakum crude for December to replace Russian oil, sources sayby hellenicshippingnews… on 3 November 2025 at 6:00 pm
India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp BPCL has bought crude oil from Abu Dhabi in a spot tender to replace oil from Russia after the U.S. sanctioned two major Russian producers, two trade sources said on Monday. The Indian refiner purchased 2 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude for loading in December, they said. One of the …
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India stares at crude sourcing challenge after US sanctions Rosneft, Lukoilby hellenicshippingnews… on 3 November 2025 at 11:00 am
Indian refiners are likely to hold off on new Russian crude import deals due to US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, yet flows are unlikely to come to an abrupt halt as sourcing alternative feedstock for existing volumes poses a significant challenge, said leading refining sources and oil industry officials. While US President Donald Trump …
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Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe up 5% m/m in October, data showby hellenicshippingnews… on 3 November 2025 at 11:00 am
Russian energy giant Gazprom’s average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream undersea pipeline rose 5% in October from the previous months, Reuters calculations showed on Saturday. Turkey is the only transit route left for Russian gas to Europe after Ukraine chose not to extend a five-year transit deal with Moscow when it …
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Asia thermal coal imports ease as prices rise from 4-year lowsby hellenicshippingnews… on 2 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
Prices of the main grades of seaborne thermal coal in Asia have continued their modest recovery from four-year lows, but the gains are coming at the expense of volumes as major importers trim demand. China, India, Japan and South Korea, the world’s four biggest coal importers, are all on track for lower arrivals in October …
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Indian refiners tap spot markets to replace Russian supply, sources sayby hellenicshippingnews… on 2 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
State-run refiner Indian Oil IOC is seeking more oil from the Americas while Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) MRPL has bought Abu Dhabi crude to replace Russian oil, according to traders and a document reviewed by Reuters on Thursday. Many Indian refiners paused new orders for Russian oil after the U.S. imposed sanctions last week …
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EU sanctions on CNPC units may not hit flows, but warn China on Russian crudeby hellenicshippingnews… on 2 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
The EU’s latest sanctions on a trading subsidiary and a refinery of China National Petroleum Corp. are not expected to significantly impact the state-run oil company’s operations; however, they send a strong warning to Chinese buyers of Russian crude, traders and analysts told Platts. On Oct. 23, the European Commission unveiled sweeping measures targeting major …
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Russia’s January-October LNG exports down 3.4%, jump 21% in October, data showby hellenicshippingnews… on 2 November 2025 at 10:00 pm
Russia’s exports of liquefied natural gas in January-October fell by 3.4% from a year earlier to 25.2 million metric tons (mmt), while jumping 21% to record levels in October amid the launch of supplies from Arctic LNG 2, LSEG data showed on Saturday. LNG exports from Russia have been restrained by U.S. sanctions over Ukraine, …
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Brazil expands LNG import infrastructure: IEAby hellenicshippingnews… on 2 November 2025 at 6:00 pm
Companies operating in Brazil have expanded the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification infrastructure since 2020, more than doubling its import capacity as the country seeks to diversify its energy supply and enhance energy security, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Brazil’s regasification capacity grew from 2.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in …
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U.S. coal exports declined 11% in the first half of 2025 due to reduced exports to Chinaby hellenicshippingnews… on 31 October 2025 at 10:00 pm
According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September, the United States exported 46.8 million short tons (MMst) of coal in the first half of 2025 (1H25), an 11% decline from 1H24. Steam coal exports totaled 22.5 MMst, a 10% decline from 1H24. Metallurgical coal exports totaled 24.2 MMst, a 13% decline from …