Crude oil
Iran's oil trade with China stalls as Tehran demands higher prices
China's oil trade with Iran has stalled as Tehran withholds shipments and demands higher prices from its top client, tightening cheap supply for the world's biggest crude importer.
OPEC December oil output rises by 70,000 bpd
OPEC and allies, known as OPEC+, agreed to cut their output target by 2 million barrels per day from November 2022 through 2023. As part of this, the 10 OPEC members bound by the deal had a target to produce 25.416 million bpd.
APA to acquire rival Callon Petroleum in $4.5-B deal
U.S. oil producer APA announced it was buying rival Callon Petroleum in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.5 B including debt, following on the heels of a record year for dealmaking in the largest U.S. shale field.
Oil climbs as supply concerns deepen with Libyan oilfield disruption
Oil benchmark Brent rose by around a $1 a barrel, after reports of a disruption to Libya's top oilfield added to supply concerns emanating from tensions in the Red Sea.
China crude flows to storage poised to pick up after half-year lull
China's flow of crude oil into inventories faded over the second half of last year as the world's top importer reduced purchases in response to higher prices.
India turns to Saudi as purchases of Russian oil fall in December
India increased imports of Saudi oil in December as payment problems drove its Russian oil buys to an 11-month low, with at least five cargoes of the sweet Sokol variant heading to other locations, data from vessel tracking agencies showed.
China gives most refiners full crude import quotas for 2024
China has released 179.01 MMt of crude oil import quotas for 2024, 60% more than the January batch last year as almost all the refiners received their annual allocations.
More ships carrying oil avoid Red Sea route
At least two ships transporting oil or oil products between the U.S. Gulf Coast and India last week were re-routing from the Red Sea, as a U.S.-led coalition geared up to help safeguard vessels from attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants.
Venezuela's PDVSA to settle debt to Curacao's refinery with fuel supply
Venezuela's state-run Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. will supply fuel to Curacao's refinery to settle debts left by the oil company after ceasing operations at the Caribbean island's facility in 2019.
Disruptions in Red Sea unlikely to have large effects on oil, LNG
The disruption to energy flows in the Red Sea is unlikely to have large effects on crude oil and LNG prices as vessel redirection opportunities imply that production should not be directly affected.
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