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PKN Orlen launches planned bid for Czech unit Unipetrol

PRAGUE (Reuters) — Poland’s biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen on Thursday offered 380 crowns for each remaining share in its Czech downstream oil unit Unipetrol.

Explosion at major Venezuela refinery injures two

PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) — A furnace exploded during a unit restart at Venezuela’s largest refining complex, injuring two workers, a union leader and a family member of one of the victims said on Wednesday.

Asia's monthly Iran oil imports skid to lowest in Nov since Apr 2016

TOKYO (Reuters) — Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia tumbled 29% in November from the same month a year ago to the lowest volumes since April 2016, government and ship-tracking data showed.

USTDA to host reverse trade mission for refinery optimization with India government, executives

USTDA is hosting a group of Indian oil and gas officials, and senior executives from state-owned and private sector Indian refineries on a visit to the United States where they will see the design, manufacture, and operation of US goods and services.

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.

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