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PetroChina unloading first Chinese purchase of oil from US strategic reserves

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — PetroChina is this week unloading the first Chinese purchase of crude oil from US strategic petroleum reserves at a port in eastern China, according to shipping data and two industry sources.

S.Korea easing rules at oil terminals in effort to become trade hub

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — South Korea is in the process of easing blending restrictions at its oil storage terminals as the world's No. 5 crude importer bolsters an effort to become a North Asia trading hub.

BP mulling IPO of US Midwest and Gulf Coast pipeline assets

(Reuters) — BP Plc is considering an initial public offering of its vast US Midwest and Gulf Coast pipeline assets, the company said on Tuesday, a move that would raise cash.

Vietnam plans oil reserves equivalent of 90 days of imports by 2020

HANOI (Reuters) — Vietnam's prime minister has approved a plan for the country's total crude oil and oil product stocks to be at least 90 days' worth of net imports by 2020.

Oil climbs as firm demand absorbs ample supply

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil rose on Tuesday as demand soaked up some of the surplus supplies from OPEC and the United States, but traders said the market was trading in a tight range and showed few signs of big short term moves.

Total says crude exports from Congo Republic Djeno terminal unaffected

PARIS (Reuters) — French oil and gas company Total said on Monday that crude exports from its Djeno terminal in Congo Republic was ongoing and unaffected following a strike last week and the sinking of a loading buoy in an unrelated accident.

OPEC's Ecuador says plans to gradually increase oil production

QUITO (Reuters) — OPEC member Ecuador will no longer comply with an agreed OPEC production cut due to the country's financial difficulties and plans to gradually raise its oil output, the government said on Monday.

Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery to import its first Kuwaiti crude cargo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Vietnam's Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP), the owner of the country's second oil refinery, has chartered a supertanker to carry crude from Kuwait in a sign that the behind-schedule project may soon begin startup operations.

India BPCL makes its first US oil purchase, buys Mars, Poseidon

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India's Bharat Petroleum Corp has made its first purchase of US oil, buying high sulfur crudes Mars and Poseidon in a tender, its head of refineries R. Ramachandran said.

Magellan Midstream Partners pipeline ruptures in Texas

HOUSTON (Reuters) — A Magellan Midstream Partners oil pipeline leaked some 1,200 bbl of crude on Thursday, triggering the evacuation of nearby homes while cleanup operations were underway, the company said in a statement.