Nasdaq As the northern hemisphere heads into winter, the U.S. and European oil sectors are counting on rising exports from Chinese refineries to ease tight global supplies of diesel, heating oil and jet fuel. China is the world’s top oil importer and largest energy consumer. Typically, energy has flowed into China, not out of it. Growing Chinese refining capacity has,
Yahoo Finance LONDON – Premiums for the type of crude oil best suited to producing diesel, heating oil and jet fuel have risen sharply as the Northern hemisphere heads into winter amid a global supply crunch, several traders told Reuters. Oil markets are tight as OPEC and its allies restrict supplies. Saudi Arabia and Russia have curbed output by
Oil Price Fall refinery maintenance in the United States will see almost 2.5 million barrels per day of capacity taken offline, Bloomberg reports, with more capacity cuts possibly coming early next year. In what Bloomberg describes as the “heaviest” maintenance season since before the COVID-19 pandemic, between September and December this year, the U.S. will lose nearly 2.5 million bpd of refining
Oil Price Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex is expected to start running the long-delayed Dos Bocas oil refinery at full capacity this year, Mexican Energy Minister Rocio Nahle said this week. The oil refinery has seen delays and cost overruns estimated around or even above $3.6 billion, and it hasn’t started producing usable gasoline yet. The plant is one of
Nasdaq LONDON – U.S. manufacturers reported that business activity declined for the 10th month running in August, though declines are becoming less widespread implying the trough in the cycle may be approaching. The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index increased slightly to 47.6 (16th percentile for all months since 1980) in August up from 46.4 (13th percentile) in July
Oil Price The average retail price of regular gasoline in the United States has risen by 6% over the past five weeks heading into the Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. On the Monday before the Labor Day weekend, August 28, 2023, the retail price of regular gasoline averaged $3.81 per gallon across the U.S. Prices have increased
Nasdaq HOUSTON – Top U.S. oil refiners will run their plants this quarter at up to 95% of their combined 17.9 million barrel-per-day capacity, according to executives and analysts, defying this summer’s extreme heat to pump out more fuels. The refining industry has been running at above 90% of capacity for more than a year on strong gasoline and diesel
Nasdaq U.S. diesel, heating oil and jet fuel stockpiles have failed to recover from the 10-year lows hit last year when high prices caused the Biden administration to consider a ban on fuel exports, leaving the markets vulnerable to supply shocks when demand picks up toward the end of the summer. Though diesel prices have fallen by 30% year-on-year, tight
Oil Price Several small U.S. refiners plan to challenge in court last week’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny waivers to refiners who had asked to be exempted from the biofuel blending requirements, one of the refiners, Par Pacific, has told Reuters. Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), oil refiners are required to blend growing amounts of renewable
Oil Price Despite the Western sanctions, Russian oil companies boosted their gasoline exports by 37% between January and May compared to the same period in 2022, Russian daily Kommersant reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the data. The Russian Energy Ministry last month asked oil companies to reduce their exports and raise supply on the domestic market, according to Kommersant’s sources.
Nasdaq MEXICO CITY – A new oil refinery belonging to Mexico’s state-owned Pemex, a top priority of the country’s president, will again miss its promised launch date to begin production, according to an internal audit report seen by Reuters. The report stated that the current July goal was “not feasible,” which would mark a setback for President Andres Manuel Lopez
Oil Price U.S. crude oil refineries are planning to run at a rate of 94% utilization this quarter, according to company forecasts and analysts, Reuters said on Tuesday. U.S. total refining capacity is estimated at 17.9 million barrels per day. U.S. refiners have been running at 91% of their operable capacity for the week ending May 5, according to the
