“This is a good deal for our customers as well as for Shell,” said Mark Williams, Royal Dutch Shell’s Downstream Director. “We will significantly reduce our capital exposure in line with our strategy to concentrate ...
The sale covers Shell’s Geelong Refinery and 870-site retail business - along with its bulk fuels, bitumen, chemicals and part of its lubricants businesses in Australia. It also includes a brand license arrangement and an exclusive ...
France's oil giant Total and international trading firms Trafigura and Vitol were among 21 companies handed crude oil term lifting contracts for 2016 by state oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corp, NNPC said Thursday. "NNPC issued ...
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Demand for imported crude, petroleum bitumen blend and straight-run fuel oil by independent teapot refineries in China's eastern Shandong province was relatively weak over this week, given narrowing refining margins on lower oil prices in ...
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Dated Brent has fallen to a nine-week low, with uncommitted November Brent and Forties cargoes weighing on values amid weak local refinery uptake of the grade, sources said. Dated Brent fell to Forward Dated Brent minus 51 cents/b Monday, ...
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The increase in the availability of electric vehicles has the potential to disrupt the fuel retail operations of supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. Fuel retailers such as ...
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Kazakhstan's CPC Blend crude has fallen to a 23-month low versus Dated Brent, as weak end-user demand has continued to weigh on values for prompt supplies. CIF Augusta CPC Aframax cargoes were assessed at a $1.73/barrel discount to the ...
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The Urals crude market strengthened sharply Wednesday in both Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean as buying interest increased sharply to clear some remaining prompt June cargoes. Differentials for CIF Augusta Urals Aframax cargoes ...
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The volume of US natural gas traded during bidweek is poised for its fourth straight year-on-year decline as banks and other large players pull back from the monthly baseload market, according to a Platts examination of ...
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Rotterdam diesel barge daily trading volumes have risen to their highest level since October due to planned maintenance at refineries and low physical stocks in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp, traders said Friday. A total of 240,000 mt has ...
Tags: Diesel, distillate products, jet fuel
Spot prices for delivered cargoes of North Sea propane have gained support from demand for first-half April product, according to industry sources. Following a mild winter, demand for propane from the traditional heating sector is ...
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The Ugandan government has signed a long awaited deal with UK-based Tullow Oil, Total and China National Offshore Oil Corp, to develop its oil sector, paving the way for the country's first commercial crude production. The pact details ...
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St. Petersburg hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ian Taylor, President of Vitol Group. The parties addressed the issues of bilateral cooperation. Special attention was ...
London Mining (LM) saw a considerable year-on-year increase of 250% in third-quarter iron ore concentrate output from its Marampa mine in Sierra Leone to 948,000 wet mt, according to the company's production report. However, compared with ...
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Sovcomflot tanker Viktor Bakaev completes East to West Northern Sea Route voyage Wednesday. On 28 October 2013, at 12:20 p.m. Moscow time, the SCF Group (Sovcomflot) tanker Viktor Bakaev passed Cape Zhelaniya, thus completing her transit ...
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