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India's Reliance aims to become big clean energy provider

MUMBAI (Reuters) — India’s Reliance Industries Ltd will become a major provider of clean energy in the country, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said, as the South Asian nation transitions to renewable energy sources from fossil fuels.

China halts oil product exports to N.Korea in November as sanctions bite

BEIJING (Reuters) — China exported no oil products to North Korea in November, Chinese customs data showed, apparently going above and beyond sanctions imposed earlier this year by the United Nations in a bid to limit petroleum shipments to the isolated country.

Idemitsu, Showa Shell see around $70 MM in cost savings by March

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu said on Friday they expect to cost cuts by $71 MM in the first year of their business alliance that started last April.

US tax overhaul likely to spur spending by refiners, pipeline cos

NEW YORK (Reuters) — US refiners and pipeline companies are likely to embark on a capital spending spree in the next year, fueled by a provision in the recently-passed US tax bill that rewards investment in new projects, said energy industry lobbyists and analysts.

Indian refiner BPCL prepared to integrate with GAIL, Oil India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — State refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp has written to the oil ministry for integration with GAIL (India) Ltd and Oil India Ltd as option 1 and 2, said oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday.

Idemitsu, Showa Shell to merge key operations next spring

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu will combine management of their key businesses, an Idemitsu spokesman said on Tuesday, pursuing a merger bitterly opposed by a core investor—Idemitsu's founding family.

Unipetrol's largest minority shareholder to sell stake to PKN Orlen

PRAGUE (Reuters) — Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol's largest minority shareholder Paulinino Limited will sell its stake to majority owner PKN Orlen when it opens a voluntary tender offer next week, Paulinino said on Wednesday.

TransMontaigne Partners acquires two refined product, crude oil terminals

DENVER — TransMontaigne Partners L.P. announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Martinez Terminal and Richmond Terminal from an affiliate of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

GE awarded service contract for biorefinery

PARIS — GE Power was selected by Alco Bio Fuel, one of Belgium’s major biorefineries, to deploy its Predix-based Asset Performance Management (APM) solution to future-proof the refinery’s power-generation unit’s refinery field operations. The service contract will last for 10 yr, and GE will also be responsible for providing on-site service support.

S.Korea refiner buys rare Canadian crude cargo for February

SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — South Korean refiner GS Caltex Corp has bought a rare cargo of Cold Lake crude, the company’s first purchase in more than two decades of this Canadian oil grade, a company spokesman said on Monday.