Asia/Pacific
India's BPCL sells its first low sulfur diesel cargo for export
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Indian oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd sold a low sulfur diesel cargo through an export tender for the first time as its refineries upgrade units and due to higher inventory of the fuel, three industry sources said on Monday.
Asia oil buyers turn to US in hunt for cheap supply
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) — Asia is set to ramp up crude oil imports from the United States in late 2017 and early next year, with buyers searching out cheap supplies after hurricanes hit US demand for the commodity at a time of rising production in the country.
China's Hengyi opens Singapore trade office for Brunei oil-petchem project
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Privately-run Chinese company Hengyi Group has started a trading office in Singapore to buy crude and trade oil products from its $3.4 B Brunei project, company officials said on Monday.
Oil rallies on Chinese import boost and Mideast tensions
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices firmed on Friday as bullish news from strong Chinese oil imports to turmoil in the Middle East put Brent on track for a more than 3% weekly gain.
China Sept crude oil, gas imports jump ahead of winter fuel demand
BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s September crude oil imports climbed to the second highest level on record, while natural gas imports rose nearly 5%, official customs data showed on Friday, as the world’s top energy consumer shored up fuel supplies for winter.
Petrochina expresses interest in Iraq's Nassiriya refinery
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Petrochina has expressed interest in developing the Nassiriya oil refinery in southern Iraq, the oil ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Honeywell opens first facility in China to test flare emissions
SHANGHAI — Honeywell UOP announced that its Callidus Technologies business began operation of China’s only facility capable of testing flare emissions for volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. The test center in Luoyang, Henan Province, aids customers that are working to reduce emissions of VOCs in industrial flare systems and improve flare operation.
IEA: China's crude oil buying spree looks set to continue
LONDON (Reuters) — China has built its crude oil stockpiles at a record pace in 2017 and while its purchases could tail off towards the year-end, inventories could hit the billion-barrel mark in 6 mos, the International Energy Agency said.
CNOOC completes test runs at Huizhou refinery in Guangdong
(Reuters) — China National Offshore Oil Co (CNOOC) completed trial runs at its 200,000-bpd Huizhou refinery in the southern Guangdong province on Oct. 2, China Securities Journal reported on Monday.
Saudi Aramco eyes JV deal in India by next year
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco is in talks with several Indian refiners and hopes to land a joint venture deal by next year, the company's chief executive told Reuters on Sunday.
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