Refining
India asks refiners for weekly Russian oil import data as it seeks U.S. trade deal
India became the biggest buyer of discounted Russian seaborne crude following the 2022 outbreak of the Ukraine war. But those purchases have fueled a backlash from Western nations, which have targeted Russia's energy sector with sanctions, arguing that oil revenues help fund Moscow's war effort.
Serbia's NIS gets U.S. approval to resume production in its refinery
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on NIS in October as part of broader measures against Russia's energy sector after granting a series of waivers since January.
Residual fuel fills Venezuela's storage tanks as exports cut to minimum
Most ships bound for Venezuelan ports for December and early January cargo deliveries have made U-turns, as the blockade spooks even vessels not under sanctions.
Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract
Indian refiners are scouting for crude as tighter U.S. and European Union sanctions on Moscow's producers and vessels are disrupting Russian oil imports.
Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery
Tuapse in the Krasnodar region lies in southwest Russia on the Black Sea and about 350 km (218 mi) to the nearest parts of Ukraine’s mainland across the Sea of Azov.
China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners
The newest allocation, combined with a small batch issued in late November, accounts for about 70% of the refiner's total quota for next year.
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- Vietnam's largest refinery to operate at 120%-125% of designed capacity in Q1 2/12
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