Diesel
High gasoline demand leaves US refiners with surplus of distillates
To meet gasoline demand from motorists, refiners have to process increased volumes of crude, leaving them with unwanted stocks of hard-to-sell distillates and other products.
China’s middle distillate exports set for sharp rise
It would certainly appear that the conditions for a sharp rise in exports of gasoil, the refinery term for middle distillate fuels diesel and kerosene, are in place.
US gasoline, distillate stocks fall as run rates rise
Refinery crude runs rose by 414,000 bpd and refinery utilization rates rose 2 percentage points to 90.4% of total capacity, the highest rate seasonally since 2005.
Indonesia considers removing diesel subsidies in revised 2016 budget
The administration removed gasoline subsidies at the start of 2015, but kept subsidising diesel fuel. It reallocated the money to infrastructure expenditure.
EU clears Statoil to buy Shell’s Danish fuels unit
The European Commission had been concerned that the deal could have led to Danish consumers paying more for their fuel, diesel, gasoline and light heating oil.
Britain sees first sustained improvement in fuel consumption since 2007
More traffic is resulting in the first sustained increase in fuel consumption since 2007, a development welcomed by refiners and retailers but which complicates the government's climate plans.
Russia’s Lukoil starts diesel exports by pipeline
Industry sources said that March supplies of ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) from Vysotsk will total 350,000 tons, of which 100,000 tons will be shipped via the spurt of Sever (North) trunk.
Brazil sees ethanol, diesel sales plunge from 2015; gasoline drops less
Diesel sales fell 6.6% in the two first months of the year versus similar period in 2015, reflecting reduced economic activity as Brazil faces its worst recession in decades.
Indian Oil raises fuel costs to reflect global prices
India's three state-controlled oil companies, IOC, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, tend to adjust retail prices of fuels in concert.
EIA: Gasoline, distillate stockpiles drop in US amid high demand for fuels
Gasoline demand over the past four weeks was up 6.4% from a year ago at 9.4 million bpd. Distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, fell 1.1 million bbl, in line with expectations
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