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India's Reliance in crude-for-naphtha swap deal with Venezuela

India's Reliance Industries plans to use naphtha supplies as partial payment for crude purchases from Venezuela after the refiner obtained a U.S. approval last month to resume oil trade with the sanctioned producer, three sources aware of the contract terms said.

Canada's Suncor on track to exceed 2024 oil production, refinery guidance

Canada's Suncor Energy could exceed its 2024 guidance on oil production and refinery throughput.

Marathon Petroleum's profit beats as volume boost offsets weak refining margins

Marathon Petroleum beat second-quarter profit estimates, as higher volume of crude processing and a strong midstream segment helped offset low refining margins, sending the shares of the top U.S. refiner up 4.9% before the bell on Tuesday.

Saudi's small crude price hike for Asia shows bigger concerns

Asia's beleaguered oil refiners have received welcome relief on two fronts as crude prices slide and top supplier Saudi Arabia offered some relief.

Japan's gasoline imports seen rising through August as refinery outages cut output

Japan's gasoline imports are expected to stay elevated through August after rising 20% in June as outages at its refineries are reducing output during peak summer demand season.

Head of Hungary's MOL sees no reason to wean off Russian oil

The head of Hungarian oil and gas giant MOL has said he sees no advantage in Hungary weaning itself off Russian oil supplies, and dismissed warnings of fuel shortages in the country as “politics.”

China's newest refiner Yulong stocks up on Russian oil ahead of startup

China's newest mega refiner Shandong Yulong Petrochemical has stepped up purchases of Russian crude oil cargoes for September arrival ahead of a planned test operation of its new plant.

Update: Slovakia, Hungary rebuff EU call to replace lost Russian oil via Croatia

Slovakia and Hungary on Friday rebuffed a European Commission (EU) suggestion that they could replace lost Russian oil supplies via an alternative route through Croatia, saying it was too costly.

Canada's crude oil has an increasingly significant role in U.S. refineries

Crude oil imports from Canada have become increasingly important to U.S. oil refineries, now making up most U.S. imports.

Update: Ukraine PM says Lukoil sanctions do not threaten Slovakia's energy security

Kyiv's sanctions prohibiting the transit of oil from Russian producer Lukoil do not pose a threat to Slovakia's energy security, Ukraine's prime minister said on Wednesday.