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China's oil production rises to 208 MMt in 2023

China's crude oil production rose to 208 MMt in 2023, equivalent to 4.16 MM bpd.

Nigeria's Dangote refinery set for test runs after getting more crude

Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery could begin test runs as early as this week after receiving a sixth crude cargo, company officials said, finally bringing the 650,000 bpd plant to life after years of construction delays.

India's ONGC sees oil production rise 11% after east coast block starts output

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp said it expected total oil output to climb 11% after its project off the country's east coast started producing oil.

Motiva to shut CDU, coker at largest U.S. refinery

Motiva Enterprises is scheduled to shut the large CDU and large coker at its 626,000 bpd Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.).

Mexico's new Olmeca oil refinery now seen processing 243,000 bpd in 2024

Mexican state oil company Pemex's top executive estimated that the firm's newest refinery will process 243,000 bpd of crude in 2024 during its first year of operations, before ramping up to near full capacity in 2025.

Biden administration slowly puts oil back into the SPR emergency stash

The administration of President Joe Biden is slowly putting oil back into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, after selling a record amount from the emergency stockpile in 2022.

India to sign 5-year energy MoU with Guyana

India approved signing a 5-year MoU with Guyana to cooperate in the hydrocarbon sector as the South Asian nation looks to diversify its oil import sources.

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.