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US, Indian gasoline demand boosts outlook for oil

Hedge funds have turned very bullish about the outlook for oil prices based on indicators showing strong gasoline demand in the US and India.

Iran’s lack of storage access limits oil exports to European refiners

Some 45-50 million barrels of Iran's oil are estimated to be held in tankers at sea, barely changed from the amounts thought to be in floating storage before sanctions were lifted at the start of the year.

Oil price war scares sense of US energy security

Imports will almost certainly increase further over the remainder of the year as refineries ramp up production to meet record gasoline consumption and US crude output continues to decline.

US energy workers hit hard by investment in company stock plans

In Oklahoma and Texas, workers are delaying retirement plans, surrendering trucks, cars and land in personal bankruptcy cases, or just praying oil prices will recover.

Russia exports more oil as refineries go offline

Russian refineries traditionally have the largest offline capacity in April, as companies scramble to finish maintenance before consumption of oil products peaks in summer.

US expands imports of Nigerian oil as refiners turn to West African crudes

Nigeria was the fourth-largest supplier of foreign crude to the US last week, displacing Mexico and also competing with Iraq and Colombia, according to preliminary figures from the EIA.

US gasoline inventories fall as refiners cut rates

Refinery crude runs fell by 176,000 bpd, while utilization rates dropped by 0.6 percentage points. Gasoline stocks fell by 4.6 million bbl, well above expectations for a 1.5-million bbl drop.

Saudi Arabia leaves US shale-processing plants to Shell in Motiva split

The refineries in Port Arthur, Texas, and Convent, Louisiana, had been growing apart for several years before the companies recently announced plans to split ownership.

Chinese refiners help boost crude imports from Saudi Arabia, Russia

China's total oil imports rose about 20% on year to the highest ever on a daily basis in February, when near 10-year low global oil prices drove buying from a group of new importers.

Saudi Aramco looks to expand Asian downstream investments: CEO

Nasser said the Saudi oil giant is looking to expand its downstream investments in China, Malaysia, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. He was speaking at the China Development Forum in Beijing.