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EIA: US crude stockpiles fall the most in nearly a year

NEW YORK (Reuters) — US crude oil inventories fell for the seventh consecutive week in their largest drawdown in nearly a year while exports and production continued to rise, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia crude oil exports fall slightly in June

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in June fell slightly to 6.889 MMbpd, 35,000 bpd lower than the May level, official data showed.

Thai Oil buys 1 MMbbl North Sea crude for Nov to replace Mideast oil

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Refiner Thai Oil PCL has bought 1 MMbbl of North Sea Forties crude to be delivered in November to replace more expensive Middle East oil, trade sources said on Wednesday.

US to sell 14 MMbbl of crude oil from emergency reserve

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US Department of Energy said on Tuesday it will sell 14 MMbbl of crude oil from the nation's emergency reserve in late August.

Venezuela ships more oil to US in July vs June, but less than yr ago

(Reuters) — Venezuela's PDVSA and its joint ventures last month shipped 638,325 bpd of crude to the United States, a 30% increase over June due to larger sales of upgraded oil, according to Thomson Reuters trade flows data.

S.Korea's July Iranian crude oil imports jump 27%

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea's crude oil imports from Iran rose 26.5% in July from a year ago, driven by Seoul's strong appetite for competitively priced Iranian light oil as Tehran looks to boost market share.

Oil falls on strong dollar, OPEC and China weigh

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending a heavy sell-off after a surge in the dollar and weighed down by signs of weaker demand in China, the world's second-largest consumer.

Oil traders expect Asia to import more Venezuelan crude if US sanctions kick in

SINGAPORE/HOUSTON (Reuters) — Asia would be the biggest beneficiary of any potential sanctions by the United States on Venezuela's oil sector, said traders and analysts, as exports from the South American OPEC member could be redirected to the region, filling a vacuum left by producer supply cuts.

Oil prices slip on Chinese demand concerns, rising US activity

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Oil prices fell on Monday as a slowdown in Chinese refining raised concerns about demand in the world's second-biggest consumer, while an increase in US drilling capacity could deepen a global supply glut.

The Strait of Malacca, a key oil trade chokepoint, links the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Nearly one-third of the 61% of total global petroleum and other liquids production that moved on maritime routes in 2015 transited the Strait of Malacca, the second-largest oil trade chokepoint in the world after the Strait of Hormuz. Petroleum and other liquids transiting the Strait of Malacca increased for the fourth time in the past five years in 2016, reaching 16 MMbpd.