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Troubled Caribbean refinery seeks bankruptcy as lenders balk at injecting more cash- oil and gas 360

Troubled Caribbean refinery seeks bankruptcy as lenders balk at injecting more cash

Reuters The owners of Limetree Bay, a Caribbean refinery that was once the largest in the Western Hemisphere, filed for bankruptcy on Monday after lenders balked at putting new cash into a project dogged by cost overruns and regulatory troubles. The St. Croix refinery overhaul was the most expensive effort in nearly a decade to expand refining capacity in the

OPEC+ impasse means tight oil market now, volatility ahead, says IEA- oil and gas 360

OPEC+ impasse means tight oil market now, volatility ahead, says IEA

Reuters LONDON – The oil market will see tighter supply for now amid a dispute inside OPEC+ about how to ease production curbs but it still faces the risk of a dash for market share if disagreement persists, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. The Paris-based agency said oil prices would be volatile until differences were resolved among

Shipping industry seeks to combat dark oil transfers at sea-oil and gas 360

Shipping industry seeks to combat dark oil transfers at sea

Reuters LONDON/MEXICO CITY – Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight back with elaborate strategies to dodge them. Washington has ramped up shipping-related sanctions over the last two years to make it harder for countries, such as Iran and