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Iran's president says subsidized fuel prices are irrational

President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a video published on Tuesday that fuel subsidies made no sense in Iran, a major oil producer with a struggling economy that has faced protests in the past over price hikes.

PetroChina posts record interim profit, but fuel sales decline

China's largest oil and gas company PetroChina's first-half net income hit a new high, up 3.9% compared with a year ago, as higher oil and gas prices outweighed the impact of reduced refining profits.

Sinopec's H1 profit up on record output despite lower product demand

China's Sinopec posted a 2.6% rise in net profit for the first half of the year as record oil and gas output compensated for falling domestic demand for refined fuel and petrochemicals.

EIA: U.S. Midwest refinery outages boost summer gasoline prices

A series of refinery outages in the U.S. Midwest caused regional gasoline prices to spike to more than 20% above the national average from July 22–August 5 during the high-demand summer driving season.

Nigeria to start selling oil in local currency to Dangote refinery from October

Nigeria will start selling crude oil in its naira currency to the Dangote refinery from Oct. 1 in a move aimed at easing foreign exchange pressure on the country's main oil refinery.

Neste expands chemical recycling logistics infrastructure at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland

Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires. Neste aims to advance chemical recycling and transform the Porvoo refinery into a renewable and circular solutions hub. 

U.S. FAA awards nearly $300 MM to SAF projects and technologies

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that $291 MM in funding was awarded from the Inflation Reduction Act for projects that will help achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050. 

Sasol to act on underperforming assets after $3-B writedown

Sasol will take "decisive action" following a review of its underperforming chemicals units, CEO Simon Baloyi said on Tuesday after the South African petrochemicals company announced a $3-B asset writedown due to depressed prices.

U.S. West Coast refiners still waiting for TMX margin boost

Canada's expanded Trans Mountain (TMX) oil pipeline, which commenced commercial operations in May, so far has had little impact on crude costs at refineries on the U.S. West Coast.

California aims to tackle pump spikes by requiring gas reserves

California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a plan on Thursday requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum reserves of gasoline in an effort to prevent price spikes.