Only casualty for now is the export of fuels by the refiner
Brent crude futures rose 58 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $70.94 a barrel by 0900 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 59 cents, 0.9 per cent, to $69.04
Brent crude added 92 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $68.03 a barrel at 1125 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 89 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $66.34 a barrel.
The shift comes mere hours after Trump declared that Iran and Israel had agreed on a ceasefire, which got off to a shaky start with early breaches of the deal by both sides
Russian crude may rise in India's oil mix amid Middle East tensions, but LNG from Qatar and UAE-under long-term contracts-remains hard to replace
IEA report shows India will add 1 million barrels per day to global oil demand by 2030, driven by GDP growth, rising car use, industrial activity and clean fuel adoption
Crude oil production was flat quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) and year-on-year (Y-o-Y), while gas production was flat Q-o-Q but declined 6 per cent Y-o-Y
Brent crude futures fell 64 cents, or around 1%, to $65.99 a barrel by 0934 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude slipped 64 cents, or 1%, to $63.03
The OPEC+ meeting was moved up to Saturday from the original plan of Monday, three sources told Reuters on Friday, although it was not immediately clear why the meeting was rescheduled
India imports nearly 90% of its crude oil, half of its natural gas, and over 60% of LPG
Brent crude futures were down $1.84, or 2.7%, at $66.12 a barrel by 10:48 a.m. EDT (1448 GMT), after closing up 3.2% on Thursday
Investors had thought the loss of trillions of dollars in wealth and the likely body blow to the economy would make Trump reconsider his plans
Importers signal willingness, but warn of drawn-out talks
US government data showed a higher-than-expected drawdown last week in distillate inventories, including diesel and heating oil, which fell by 2.8 million barrel
Lower-than-normal imports for the second straight month have depleted stocks in the world's biggest buyer of vegetable oils
Last week marked WTI's seventh consecutive weekly loss, the longest losing streak since November 2023, while Brent fell for a third consecutive week
The OPEC+ alliance first unveiled its plans for gradually reviving production in June last year, but with oil demand growth slowing in China and new supplies across the Americas swelling
Oil marketing companies have selected 26 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) out of 286 applications for setting up retail petrol and diesel outlets, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Shah said the government has allowed PACS to operate retail petrol and diesel outlets and LPG distributorship. As informed by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), 286 PACS from 25 states and Union Territories have submitted online applications to establish retail petrol/diesel outlets, of which 26 PACS have been selected by OMCs, he said. Under conversion of PACS, Wholesale Consumer Pumps into retail outlets, OMC reports indicate that 116 PACS from five states have agreed to this conversion, and 56 PACS have been commissioned. For LPG distributorship, two PACS have applied for the two advertised locations in Jharkhand. As per the revised guidelines, PACS have been included under Combined Category 2 (CC-2) for retail petrol/ diesel ...
Trump said on Sunday that the US is making progress with Russia to end the Ukraine war, but he declined to provide details about any communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Chevron's downstream business lost $248 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a profit of $1.15 billion in the same period a year ago