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PetroChina latest China oil major to consider Aramco listing

BEIJING (Reuters) -- PetroChina will consider taking part in national oil giant Saudi Aramco's initial public offering based on market conditions, it said on Thursday, the second Chinese oil major to discuss becoming an investor this week.

ADNOC seeks gasoline in second tender after January fire

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is seeking a total of 316,000 t of gasoline for shipment in May and June to help make up for a shortfall in its own production following a fire in January at its Ruwais refinery, traders said on Tuesday.

CB&I awarded technology contract for refining, petchem project in China

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has been awarded a substantial contract for the license, engineering design and catalyst supply for five proprietary technologies to be used in an integrated refining and petrochemical project in China.

China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away

BEIJING/OSLO (Reuters) -- Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.

BB Energy buys Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia

LONDON (Reuters) -- BB Energy has bought Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia as the oil trader expands outside its core European and Middle East markets, the trading company said on Tuesday.

India's top refiner to supply fuels to Nepal for five years

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Indian Oil Corp has agreed to supply refined products to Nepal for the next five years to meet all the fuel needs of the landlocked Himalayan nation, officials said on Monday.

Sinopec overhauls fuel buying policy in new blow to teapots

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Asia's top refiner Sinopec Corp said on Tuesday that it will begin buying gasoline and diesel fuel from third parties through its central office in Beijing, a move that puts further limits on China's independent oil refiners.

Taiwan's CPC to start trial runs at new refining units in May

SINGAPORE/TAIPEI (Reuters) -- State-run Taiwanese refiner CPC Corp said on Monday it plans to start trial runs at new refining units located in the south of the country in May, delayed from earlier this year.

Asia refiners snap up cheap light oil to reap higher fuel profits

SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) -- As the cost of light crude drops, some refiners in Asia are snapping up cargoes of the oil that is easier and cheaper to process than their usual diet of heavy crude, chasing profits from making diesel and gasoline.

Sinopec's 2016 net profit rises 44%, helped by refining

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp on Sunday reported that 2016 net profit rose 44% to $6.74 billion from a year earlier on the back of strong performances in refining and chemicals.