(World Oil)– U.S. sanctions on Russia’s energy giants are sending shockwaves deep into the heart of China’s oil industry, where both state and private refiners face heightened pressure to keep up supplies while steering clear of penalties. As much as 20% of China’s crude imports — about 2 MMbpd in the first nine months of this year — come from
(Oil Price)– Reliance Industries, the top private refiner in India, has accelerated crude oil purchases from the Middle East, traders told Bloomberg on Tuesday, as the fate of Russian barrels going to India remains unclear. Reliance, which typically buys crude from the Middle East, has been more active than usual in procuring oil from the Gulf region in recent weeks. The refiner
(Investing.com)– Oil prices edged lower on Friday, heading for a weekly loss of nearly 3% after the IEA forecast a growing glut and U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet again to discuss Ukraine. Brent crude futures were down 9 cents, or 0.15%, at $60.97 a barrel at 1311 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were 4
(Oil Price)– India hasn’t requested refiners to cut imports of Russian crude oil and no cuts have been seen for the already placed nominations for loadings in November, Indian industry sources told Reuters on Friday, after the U.S. claimed refiners had started to reduce Russian supply. U.S.-Indian talks in Washington this week were productive and Indian refiners are already halving
(World Oil)– Oil headed for a third weekly decline as traders focused on growing signs of oversupply and the fallout from renewed U.S.-China trade tensions. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold a second meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin “within two weeks or so” aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, raising the possibility of more supply. Brent traded
(Oil Price)– The United States expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X, following a meeting with Japan’s Finance Minister, Katsunobo Kato. “Minister Kato and I also discussed important issues pertaining to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship and the Administration’s expectation that Japan stop importing Russian energy,” Bessent wrote. Per a readout published by the Department
(Oil Price)– China has formalized a barter-style framework with Iran in which crude oil is exchanged for infrastructure projects (from rail lines and ports to industrial works) rather than cash. The volumes involved are substantial: Beijing already imports an estimated 1.4 to 1.6 million barrels per day of Iranian crude, much of it under disguised labels. The new structure secures
(Oil Price)– Russia and Iran this week discussed boosting their cooperation in nuclear energy, including in building small nuclear reactors (SMRs) in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media report. Mohammad Eslami, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), discussed nuclear energy cooperation in Tehran with Nikolai Spassky, Deputy CEO for International Relations at Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy company.
(Oil Price)– Russia has raised its oil production close to the ceiling in the OPEC+ deal, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “Production is growing… Just as we are unable to decrease it quickly, we are increasing it steadily. We will fulfil our quota,” Russian news agency Interfax quoted Novak as saying. Russia’s oil production in August was
(Investing.com)– Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, extending a run of declines into a fourth day, with Brent hitting its lowest since early June due to concerns about oversupply in the market. Brent crude futures fell 58 cents, or 0.9%, to $64.77 a barrel at 1309 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude retreated by 57 cents, or 0.9%, to $61.21 a barrel, also
(Oil Price)– For most of the last decade, OPEC and Russia, collectively referred to as OPEC+, have aligned their interests in maintaining high oil prices and set production quotas that furthered this goal. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest member, has, as part of its Vision 2030 Initiative, a multi-trillion-dollar goal of diversifying its economy away from dependence on hydrocarbons and uses
(Investing) – HOUSTON -Oil prices rose on Friday as Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure cut the country’s fuel exports. Brent futures settled at $70.13 a barrel, up 71 cents, or 1.02%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude finished at $65.72 a barrel, gaining 74 cents, or 1.14%. Both benchmarks are set to register their biggest increases since mid-June. “Markets continued to be
