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China's Apparent Oil Demand up 5.3% in 2017

Apr 8, 2017

China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...

Tags: oil demand, Oil products

China to Restrict Oil Product Exports in H1 2017

Mar 31, 2017

China is highly likely to restrict oil product exports in the first half of 2017 to flat or below H1 2016 levels amid growing focus on pollution control, curbing excess capacity and international trade flows, sources with knowledge of the ...

Tags: Oil Product, Crude Oil

Butadiene-Naphtha Spread Hits 7-Year High

Jan 30, 2017

The Asian butadiene-naphtha price spread hit a seven-year high of $2,557.38/mt CFR last Friday amid extremely tight supply globally and strong demand for downstream products such as styrene-butadiene-rubber, SB latex and ...

Tags: Butadiene Naphtha, styrene

Emir of Qatar Inaugurates Pearl GTL Project

Dec 10, 2016

Pearl GTL has been jointly developed by Qatar Petroleum and Shell creating an additional route for Qatar to generate value from its enormous supply of gas. Using innovative technology and engineering, Pearl GTL turns natural gas into high ...

Tags: GTL Project, Emir of Qatar

First Cargo of Pearl Gtl Products Ship From Qatar

Dec 10, 2016

The sale marks the start of production of GTL products when the State of Qatar and Shell, the operator of the Pearl GTL plant, begin to receive revenue from the project. Over the coming months, production will ramp up from the first ...

Tags: GTL products, Shell

Analysis: US Crude Exports Hit Record in September

Nov 8, 2016

US crude exports rose 35,000 b/d to a record 692,000 b/d in September after Brent's premium to WTI widened, an analysis of Census Bureau data released Friday showed. Brent's premium over WTI widened from 34 cents/b in May to average ...

Tags: crude exports, crude

ExxonMobil to Expand Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuels Production at Beaumont Refinery

Sep 28, 2016

ExxonMobil today announced plans to increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont refinery by approximately 40,000 barrels per day, further strengthening its integrated downstream portfolio while meeting environmental ...

Tags: ultra-low sulfur fuels, Beaumont refinery

Chinese Independent Refiners Step up Gasoil

Feb 21, 2016

China's independent refiners nearly doubled their gasoil and gasoline production in January and output is expected to remain at high levels going forward as they maintain strong run rates, set up reformers, and continue to process light ...

Tags: independent refiners, gasoline

Brazil's Braskem Increases Naphtha Imports with Talks Ongoing with Petrobras

Dec 18, 2015

Brazil's Braskem has been buying bigger volumes of naphtha from Europe in recent days due to low stocks in Brazil as the petrochemicals producer continues to negotiate with Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras over the terms of a ...

Tags: Braskem, naphtha

East Timor's Kitan Condensate No Longer Available as Field Reaches End of Life

Dec 15, 2015

East Timor's Kitan condensate will no longer be available in the spot market as the ultra-light oil field reached the end of its normal life, market sources said Monday. "After January, there will be no more [Kitan cargoes]," a trade ...

Tags: ultra-light oil field, condensate, crude

Analysis: Asian Styrene Monomer Margins at Narrowest in 11 Months on Firm Ethylene, Tumbling Sm

Nov 25, 2015

Margins for non-integrated styrene monomer producers in Asia shrank to their narrowest in 11 months Monday due to firm feedstock ethylene and tumbling SM market amid weak demand season in the fourth quarter. The margin was calculated at ...

Tags: styrene, benzene, polystyrene

Singapore Cracking Margin at Widest in 32 Months on Firm Naphtha, Weak Crude

Nov 24, 2015

The Singapore cracking margin against Dubai crude rose to $7.46/b Monday, its widest in 32 months, supported by firmer light distillate cracks and weaker crude, Platts data showed. It has widened from $5/b on November 1, with much of the ...

Tags: Dubai crude, gasoline, sour crude

Feature: LR1 Tanker Rates Surge; Europe Ullage Issues, Naphtha Demand From East

Nov 6, 2015

Long Range 1 tanker rates are soaring in Europe as vessels are delayed due to high storage levels in Europe, and the busy naphtha arbitrage to the East is rapidly eating into the available tonnage. LR1 rates on the Northwest Europe to ...

Tags: LR1 Tanker, Naphtha, ships

India's WPI-Based Inflation at -4.05% in July 2015

Aug 17, 2015

India's annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at minus 4.05 per cent for July 2015 (over July 2014), according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of ...

Tags: WPI-Based Inflation, Inflation

China's Refinery Throughput Rose 4.3% Year on Year

Aug 13, 2015

China's refinery throughput rose 4.3% year on year to 43.54 million mt or an average 10.30 million b/d in July, preliminary data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday. The July rate was down slightly from 10.59 million ...

Tags: Refinery, oil demand

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