Economics

Bulgaria wins UK sanctions reprieve on refinery, petrol stations

The UK last month announced sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, and a week later the U.S. followed suit in a bid to squeeze the financing of Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine.

Bulgaria's president vetoes law to seize Lukoil refinery amid U.S. sanctions

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev returned the legislation to parliament for further discussion, saying the changes failed to provide protection against future financial claims against the state, violated Bulgaria's constitution and posed a risk to public finances.

INEOS prepares 10 anti-dumping cases to EU commission in unprecedented move

Europe’s chemical sector, the foundation of modern manufacturing, is being drowned by a tidal wave of low-cost imports from Asia, the Middle East and the United States. These products are undercutting European producers who face the world’s highest energy prices and escalating, unilateral carbon costs.

Canada's Imperial Oil beats profit estimates on record output, strong refining

Bulgaria restricts fuel exports to EU following Lukoil sanctions

The ban will not apply to the refueling of domestic and foreign ships, aircraft and deliveries to the armed forces of European Union and NATO member states.

Diesel rally sparked by Western sanctions on Russia will be short-lived

A new wave of Western sanctions on Russia’s oil industry has roiled the diesel market, sending refining margins soaring, but global supplies are unlikely to be severely disrupted for long.

China aims to tackle over-capacity in some plastic and fiber petrochemicals

Asia refining margins soar as sanctions threaten Russian supplies

The strength has mainly been driven by the global diesel market, which has staged an upward swing in recent weeks on robust demand and tighter supply prospects.

U.S. biofuels production capacity growth slowed in 2024

Berlin seeks to shield Rosneft's German arm from U.S. sanctions

Rosneft's German business is controlled by German authorities but Russian-owned. It is a key supplier, routing and refining oil to petrol pumps and some airports in Europe's biggest economy.