NEW YORK – Oil prices rose on Tuesday, as optimism about recent commitments from major oil producers to curb production offset concerns that a resurgence in coronavirus cases could hurt fuel demand.Brent crude rose 38 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $41.18 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) rose 75 cents, or 2%, to Read more

China’s province of Shandong – home to most of the country’s independent refiners – plans to shut down as much as 500,000 bpd refining capacity at the so-called teapots as it pushes forward with a huge US$20-billion refinery and petrochemical complex in the province, industry officials told Reuters. The province of Shandong has had plans Read more

SEOUL/BANGKOK/SINGAPORE : Refineries from India to South Korea are expected to increase output from June, joining their Chinese counterparts as the easing of lockdown measures boosts demand for oil products, industry executives said. The average operating rate for refineries in Asia is expected to rise to 75.5% and 82.2% in the third and fourth quarters, Read more

Newly appointed oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar affirmed in a phone call with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, that Iraq was also committed to the production cut deal agreed after June and July. The Saudi minister stressed on Monday that the Kingdom’s determination to rebalance global oil markets in the wake of Read more

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Saudi Arabia’s decision to jack up the price of its July exports to Asia may have opened the door for U.S. crude oil producers to boost sales to the region that consumes more oil than anywhere else in the world. State-controlled producer Saudi Aramco hoisted its official selling prices (OSPs) to all regions Read more

The natural gas industry is rapidly losing ground in the U.S. Northeast, beaten back by renewable energy, environmentalists, and stricter climate policy. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed an executive order at the start of 2020 that aimed for net zero emissions by 2050. The net zero by 2050 goal, although often non-binding, has Read more

Amassive fire broke out at the Baghjan oil well after an explosion on Tuesday afternoon and spread to nearby areas, burning houses and trees and prompting a second round of exodus after the recent blowout-driven evacuation. Television images showed flames leaping 30-40ft into the sky and ending in a plume of black smoke that people Read more

The dispute arises out of the production sharing contract between Cairn India and the government over exploration of the Ravva oil fields in the shallow offshore area of the Krishna-Godavari basin on the eastern coast of India between 2000 and 2007.The company had claimed that it had to incur more cost of exploration than what Read more

After a brief hiatus following the signing of the Phase One Trade Agreement in January, tensions between Washington and Beijing have once again reached a fever pitch. The two countries have little room to defuse tensions after U.S. President Trump announced he would end Hong Kong’s special status, saying he would sanction Chinese officials responsible Read more

India’s sovereign rating downgrade has created six “fallen angels”, or companies in the non-financial sector whose ratings have dipped to just one notch away from being considered junk, global ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday. Companies that move from investment grade category to sub-investment grade are sometimes referred as “Fallen Angels”.All these six Read more

After French energy major Total SA, more foreign investors have shown interest in partnering Adani group in its renewable energy business, its chairman Gautam Adani said on Tuesday. In April, Total invested around Rs 3,707 crore for 50 per cent partnership with Adani Green Energy for a joint venture that will house 2.148 gigawatts (GW) Read more

Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors awaited a decision from top crude producers on whether to extend record output cuts.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, are debating when to hold ministerial talks to discuss a possible extension of the existing Read more

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Thursday on doubts over the ability of top crude producers to agree to extend record output cuts, heightened by worries over a build in US fuel inventories. Brent crude futures were down 48 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at $39.31 a barrel by 11:17 a.m. ET (1517 GMT). US Read more

OPEC is in negotiations with its members to find the best way forward, but talks appear to have stalled over one laggard, Iraq, which has failed to live up to its agreement under the cartel’s production cut deal. Does this give OPEC cover for meeting delays and overall noncompliance, or is it a sincere effort Read more

LONDON: Brimming diesel inventories and stronger oil prices are driving down refining profits, stifling incentives to hike production even as fuel demand recovers from the coronavirus hammering.European cracks, the profit margin for producing diesel from crude, has hit an all-time low, while cracks in the US and Asia have also plummeted. With diesel accounting for Read more