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Russian Seaborne Oil Exports Remain Largely Unaffected by New Sanctions

Apr 09, 2025

During the first quarter of 2025, Russian oil exports have fallen 6% year-on-year. Clean tanker exports were down 13% while dirty tanker exports fell 4%. “Despite the fall, it appears that exports have mostly been unaffected by the recent sanctions…

India, UAE to Develop Sri Lanka Energy Hub

Apr 06, 2025

India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, India's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as New Delhi's competition with China grows in the Indian Ocean island nation.The three nations signed the pact for the…

Tariffs Bite: Venezuela Oil Loading Slows

Mar 25, 2025

Loading of Venezuela's heavy crude at its main oil ports slowed this week after the U.S. imposed a tariff on trade with countries buying the South American nation's oil and producer Chevron began reducing its tanker fleetthere, according to shipping data and a document seen on Tuesday…

Chinese Companies Shy Away From Russian Oil

Mar 14, 2025

Chinese state oil companies are shying away from Russian oil this month, with two importers halting purchases while two others scaled back volumes as they assess compliance following recent U.S. sanctions on Moscow, multiple trade sources said…

Trump Pressures Iran; Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure

Feb 04, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his 'maximum pressure' campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz for traffic as a retaliation for Western pressure…

Oil Falls After Tariffs Pause

Feb 03, 2025

Oil prices retreated on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to hold off imposing steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada, the two biggest foreign oil suppliers to the United States, for a month.Brent futures LCOc1 fell 41 cents, or 0…

Trump Repeats Call for OPEC Action Against Russia

Jan 26, 2025

Oil prices slipped on Monday after U.S. President Trump called on OPEC to reduce prices following the announcement of wide-ranging measures to boost U.S. oil and gas output in his first week in office.Brent crude futures LCOc1 dropped 53 cents…

Fire Erupts at Oil Depot in Crimea

Oct 07, 2024

A fire broke out at an oil depot in the city of Feodosia on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea, Russian-appointed officials in the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014 said on Monday.There were no casualties, Oleg Kryuchkov…

Oil Loadings from Russia's Port of Novorossiisk Revised Up for October

Oct 07, 2024

Oil exports from Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiisk were revised up by 0.22 million metric tons from a previous forecast to 2.42 million tons for October, two sources familiar with the plan said on Monday.Initially oil loadings from Novorossiisk…

Russia's Seaborne Oil Product Exports Dip

Sep 20, 2024

Russia's seaborne oil product exports in August fell to 9.074 million metric tons, down 2.3% month on month, data from industry sources and Reuters calculations showed.Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity for August at 2.95 million tons was up from July's level by some 3%…

Libyan Crude Exports Rise Sharply

Sep 16, 2024

Libyan crude exports reached about 550,000 barrels per day last week, a three-fold increase on the previous week, according to data from analytics firm Kpler and a shipping agent.Tankers carrying crude including Flavin, Pacific Pearl, Ghibli…

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Sep 10, 2024

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun scaling back operations and evacuating some production sites as Tropical Storm Francine swept through the energy-rich region, and was poised to strengthen into a hurricane later Tuesday…

US Gulf Coast-bound Fuel Oil Cargoes Hit Five-year Low

Sep 06, 2024

Fuel oil exports bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast slumped to their lowest level since January 2019 last month, a sign of weakened refinery demand as margins have softened, analysts said.Feedstocks like high sulfur fuel oil and other heavy residues…

Oil Loadings at Russia's Western Ports on the Rise

Sep 06, 2024

Russia will increase oil exports via its western ports to 1.98 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, up by just 30,000 bpd from August, despite expected start of seasonal maintenance on Russian refineries, two trade sources said on Friday…

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