Japan seen facing 13 mil barrels of crude surplus over demand in June

Japan could see roughly 13 million barrels of surplus crude supply over domestic demand in June amid plummeting petroleum consumption in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring refiners to delay some of their term supply after June, according to S&P Global Platts calculations based on industry information. At least one Japanese refiner confirmed it…

US Grants Iraq Another Month’s Waiver For Iran Gas Imports

The U.S. has again granted Iraq only a month-long sanctions waiver enabling the government to continue importing gas and electricity from Iran, two Iraqi officials said, a sign of Washington’s growing impatience as a deadline looms for Iraq’s latest prime minister-designate to form a government . The issuance of another 30-day waiver was communicated the…

Numaligarh Refinery Limited has resumed work on project worth Rs 2043 crore

GUWAHATI: Assam based Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has resumed work on project worth Rs. 2043 crore. These projects include bio refinery project, Indo-Bangladesh pipeline project and work of an office in Guwahati. Managing Director of NRL S K Barua tweeted, “NRL has resumed works of its capital projects in Assam worth over Rs.2000 Crs observing…

India’s storage tanks to be full in third week of May

Low oil prices are an opportunity for India to stock up on the commodity, and the pumps at Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd’s (ISPRL) underground storage caverns are busy. The public sector company’s MD and CEO HPS Ahuja told BusinessLine on Saturday that the country’s storage caverns, in Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur (Karnataka), which together…

BS-VI norms in but India needs auto-LPG to curb vehicular emissions: Autogas suppliers’ body

New Delhi: India’s shift to improved vehicle emission standards in BS-VI compliant petrol and diesel would have a positive impact on air quality but the improvement will be almost immediate if the shift was to highly clean gaseous fuels such as auto-LPG, the Indian Auto LPG Coalition said Monday. Auto-LPG stakeholders in the country insist…

OMCs’ gross profit on retail fuel sales to rise 60% on static rates

Though price of the Indian basket of crude has fallen 42% since March 16 to $17.66 per barrel, retail prices of petrol (Rs 69.59/litre in Delhi) and diesel (Rs 62.29/litre) have not moved, allowing OMCs to earn more from selling every litre of these fuels.ICICI Securities estimated that gross profit (on retail fuel sales) of…

Oil heads for another weekly slide on coronavirus turmoil

Oil prices rose on Friday, but both the Brent and US benchmarks were on track for their third straight week of losses as global production shutdowns failed to keep pace with the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The oil market has experienced unprecedented turbulence since US prices fell into negative territory on…

Govt simplifies oil, gas block processes; provides for self-certification, deemed approval

New Delhi: In perhaps the most far-reaching easing of rules, the government has simplified procedures for oilNSE -2.56 % and gas exploration and production by providing for self certification for a host of compliance, such as a discovery notification and deemed consent for investment in fields in a stipulated time. With a view to make…