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0,SPAIN DATA: H1 crude imports rise 11% to 1.4 million b/d,Crude Oil
1,REFINERY NEWS: Host of Chinese units back from works; Jinling maintenance in Nov-Dec,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
2,REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Mixed runs in Asia-Pacific,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
3,Physical 1%S fuel oil Med-North spread hits record high on competitive bidding in Platts MOC,Middle Distillates
4,"Indian ports see Jan-July bunker, STS calls up 64% on year, monsoon hits July demand",Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
5,LNG bunker prices in Europe hit 8-month high amid rising demand,Light Ends
6,REFINERY NEWS: Wellbred Trading acquires La Nivernaise de Raffinage in France,Heavy Distillates
7,Wellbred Trading buys French diesel refinery that runs on used cooking oil,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
8,EU's climate monitor says 2024 'increasingly likely' to be warmest year on record,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
9,"European LPG discount to naphtha narrows, shifting petchem feedstock appetite",Light Ends
10,REFINERY NEWS: Thai Oil’s Q2 utilization drops on planned CDU shutdown,Crude Oil
11,South Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation joins carbon storage project in Australia,Middle Distillates
12,CRUDE MOC: Middle East sour crude cash differentials hit month-to-date highs,Crude Oil
13,CNOOC approves 100 Bcm of proven reserves at South China Sea gas field,Crude Oil
14,"Singapore to work with Shell’s refinery, petrochemicals asset buyers to decarbonize: minister",Light Ends
15,BLM federal Montana-Dakotas oil and gas lease sale nets nearly $24 mil: Energynet.com,Middle Distillates
16,REFINERY NEWS: Oman's Sohar undergoes unplanned shutdown: sources,Crude Oil
17,"OIL FUTURES: Crude prices higher as US stockpiles extend decline, demand concerns cap gains",Crude Oil
18,Qatar announces acceptance of Sep LPG cargoes with no cuts or delays heard,Light Ends
19,"South Korea aims for full GCC FTA execution by year-end, refiners hopeful for cheaper sour crude",Crude Oil
20,"Indonesia sets Minas crude price at $84.95/b for July, rising $3.35/b from June",Crude Oil
21,Cathay Pacific H1 2024 passenger traffic rises 36% on year; Hong Kong’s jet fuel demand bolstered,Middle Distillates
22,US DATA: Total ULSD stocks near a six-month high as demand continues to fall,Middle Distillates
23,US DATA: Product supplied of propane and propylene reach three-month high,Light Ends
24,Internatonal Seaways focused on replacing aging fleet during second quarter: CEO,Crude Oil
25,"Devon Energy's oil output hits all-time record high from Delaware, Eagle Ford operations",Crude Oil
26,"Brazil's Prio still waiting on IBAMA license approvals to boost oil, gas output",Crude Oil
27,REFINERY NEWS: Delek US sees Q3 refinery utilization dip from record Q2 highs,Light Ends
28,"OIL FUTURES: Crude rallies as traders eye tighter US supply, global financial market stabilization",Crude Oil
29,"Prompt DFL, CFD contracts rally",Crude Oil
30,"REFINERY NEWS: Petroperú sees 2Q refined fuel sales drop 4.4% on year to 93,700 b/d",Middle Distillates
31,W&T Offshore nears close of new US Gulf of Mexico drilling joint venture,Crude Oil
32,"Imrproved efficiencies, continued M&A activity to drive growth for Permian Resources",Heavy Distillates
33,Mexico's Pemex to explore deposit adjacent to major onshore gas field Quesqui,Middle Distillates
34,REFINERY NEWS: Par Pacific reports softer south Rockies results as Midwest barrels spill into region,Middle Distillates
35,"Suncor sees improved H2 oil and gas output, completes major Q2 turnarounds",Middle Distillates
36,"Brazil's Petrobras, Espirito Santo state to study potential CCUS, hydrogen hubs",Middle Distillates
37,"Argentina raises biodiesel, ethanol prices for blending by 1.5% in August",Middle Distillates
38,Bolivia offers tax breaks to import equipment for biodiesel plants following fuel shortages,Light Ends
39,"US DATA: West Coast fuel oil stocks hit a six-week low, EIA says",Middle Distillates
40,Iraq’s SOMO cuts official selling prices for September-loading crude oil for Europe,Crude Oil
41,Nigeria's Dangote refinery plans to divest 12.75% stake: ratings agency,Middle Distillates
42,REFINERY NEWS: Kazakhstan's Atyrau processes 2.9 mil mt crude in H1,Middle Distillates
43,REFINERY NEWS: Thailand's IRPC reports Q2 utilization of 94%,Light Ends
44,DNO reports higher Q2 crude production in Iraq's Kurdish region,Crude Oil
45,"ADNOC L&S expects ‘strong rates’ in tankers, dry-bulk, containers in 2024",Crude Oil
46,WAF crude tanker rates hit 10-month lows amid sluggish inquiry levels,Crude Oil
47,Senegal's inaugural crude stream Sangomar to load 3.8 mil barrels in September,Crude Oil
48,China's July vegetable oil imports rise 3% on month as buyers replenish domestic stocks,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
49,CRUDE MOC: Middle East sour crude cash differentials rebound,Crude Oil
50,OIL FUTURES: Crude oil recovers as financial markets improve,Crude Oil
51,"Tullow sees rise in crude output, profits on-year in H1 2024",Crude Oil
52,Russia's Taman port June-July oil products throughput up 26% on year,Heavy Distillates
53,JAPAN DATA: Oil product exports rise 4.5% on week to 2.42 mil barrels,Crude Oil
54,REFINERY NEWS: Petro Rabigh to be upgraded after Aramco takes control,Crude Oil
55,Canada's ShaMaran closes acquisition of Atrush oil field,Crude Oil
56,CHINA DATA: July natural gas imports rise 5% on year to 10.9 mil mt,Light Ends
57,"OIL FUTURES: Crude stabilizes on technical bounce, supply uncertainty",Crude Oil
58,JAPAN DATA: Oil product stocks rise 0.8% on week to 55.32 mil barrels,Crude Oil
59,Japan cuts Aug 8-14 fuel subsidy by 21% as crude prices drop,Middle Distillates
60,JAPAN DATA: Refinery runs rise to 67% over July 28-Aug 3 on higher crude throughput,Light Ends
61,Asian reforming spread hits over two-year low as gasoline prices lag naphtha,Light Ends
62,Asia medium sulfur gasoil differential weakens as Indonesia demand tapers,Middle Distillates
63,"QatarEnergy raises Sep Land, Marine crude OSPs by 45-75 cents/b from Aug",Heavy Distillates
64,ADNOC sets Murban Sep OSP $1.28/b higher on month at $83.80/b,Heavy Distillates
65,"Diamondback Energy keeps pushing well drilling, completion efficiencies in Q2",Middle Distillates
66,"Genel Energy’s oil production from Tawke field increases to 19,510 b/d in 1H 2024",Middle Distillates
67,Longer laterals and higher well performance drive Rocky Mountain production: Oneok,Light Ends
68,US DOE seeks to buy 3.5 million barrels of crude for delivery to SPR in January 2025,Crude Oil
69,"FPSO Maria Quiteria arrives offshore Brazil, to reduce emissions: Petrobras",Middle Distillates
70,OIL FUTURES: Crude edges higher as market stabilizes amid Middle Eastern supply concerns,Crude Oil
71,"US EIA lowers 2024 oil price outlook by $2/b, but still predicts increases",Crude Oil
72,"Shell, BP to fund South Africa's Sapref refinery operations in government takeover",Light Ends
73,"Indian Oil cancels tender to build a 10,000 mt/yr renewable hydrogen plant",Light Ends
74,"Brazil's Prio July oil equivalent output falls 31.7% on maintenance, shuttered wells",Crude Oil
75,Eni follows Ivory Coast discoveries with four new licenses,Crude Oil
76,EU DATA: MY 2024-25 soybean meal imports rise 8% on year as of Aug 4,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
77,"Greek PPC to buy a 600 MW Romanian wind farm, portfolio from Macquarie-owned developer",Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
78,Vitol to take Italian refiner Saras private after acquiring 51% stake,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
79,Mediterranean sweet crude market shows muted response to Sharara shutdown,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
80,REFINERY NEWS: Vitol acquires 51% in Italian refiner Saras,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
81,Rotterdam LNG bunkers spread with VLSFO narrows to 2024 low,Light Ends
82,Argentina’s YPF finds buyers for 15 maturing conventional blocks as it focuses on Vaca Muerta,Heavy Distillates
83,REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Nigerian plants in focus,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
84,"REFINERY NEWS: Valero shuts CDU, FCCU at McKee refinery for planned work",Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
85,Kazakhstan extends ban on oil products exports by truck for six months,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
86,Physical Hi-Lo spread hits 3 month high amid prompt LSFO demand,Heavy Distillates
87,CRUDE MOC: Middle East sour crude cash differentials slip to fresh lows,Crude Oil
88,"Nigeria launches new Utapate crude grade, first cargo heads to Spain",Crude Oil
89,REFINERY NEWS: Turkish Tupras Q2 output rises 15% on the quarter and year,Middle Distillates
90,"CHINA DATA: Independent refineries’ Iranian crude imports fall in July, ESPO inflows rebound",Crude Oil
91,Gunvor acquires TotalEnergies' 50% stake in Pakistan retail fuel business,Middle Distillates
92,INTERVIEW: Coal to remain a dominant power source in India: Menar MD,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
93,OIL FUTURES: Crude price holds steady as demand expectations cap gains,Crude Oil
94,Fujairah’s HSFO August HSFO ex-wharf premiums slip; stocks adequate,Heavy Distillates
95,JAPAN DATA: US crude imports more than double in March as Middle East dependency eases,Crude Oil
96,Dubai crude futures traded volume on TOCOM rebounds in July from record low,Crude Oil
97,Japan's spot electricity price retreats 8% as temperatures ease,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
98,"HONG KONG DATA: June oil product imports surge 32% on month to 226,475 barrels",Crude Oil
99,NextDecade signs contract with Bechtel to build Rio Grande LNG expansion,Light Ends
100,"Kosmos sees 2024 total output of 90,000 boe/d, despite Q2 operations thorns: CEO",Crude Oil
101,"Dated Brent reaches two-month low Aug. 5 as physical, derivatives prices slide on day",Middle Distillates
102,"Alaska North Slope crude output up in July, but long-term decline continues",Crude Oil
103,Balance-month DFL contract slips to seven-week low in bearish sign for physical crude fundamentals,Crude Oil
104,Iraqi Kurdistan officials order crackdown on illegal refineries over pollution,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
105,Rhine barge cargo navigation limits set to kick in amid dryer weather,Middle Distillates
106,Bolivia returns diesel supplies to normal following shortages,Middle Distillates
107,OCI optimistic about methanol demand driven by decarbonization efforts,Light Ends
108,Mitsubishi to supply turbine for 30% hydrogen co-firing in Malaysia power plant,Middle Distillates
109,ATLANTIC LNG: Key market indicators for Aug. 5-9,Light Ends
110,"Eurobob swap, gas-nap spread falls below 6-month low amid crude selloff",Light Ends
111,EMEA PETROCHEMICALS: Key market indicators for Aug 5-9,Light Ends
112,EMEA LIGHT ENDS: Key market indicators for Aug 5 – 9,Light Ends
113,EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators Aug 5-9,Heavy Distillates
114,TURKEY DATA: June crude flows via BTC pipeline up 8.1% on month,Crude Oil
115,EMEA AGRICULTURE: Key market indicators for Aug 5–9,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
116,OIL FUTURES: Crude oil faces downward pressure amid wider weakness in financial markets,Crude Oil
117,Woodside to acquire OCI’s low carbon ammonia project with CO2 capture in US,Middle Distillates
118,Maire secures feasibility study for sustainable aviation fuel project in Indonesia,Middle Distillates
119,CRUDE MOC: Middle East sour crude cash differentials plunge on risk-off sentiment,Middle Distillates
120,"Zhoushan LSFO storage availability rises for 3rd month in Aug, hits record high",Middle Distillates
121,Oil storage in Russia's Rostov region hit by drone strike,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
122,WAF TRACKING: Nigerian crude exports to Netherlands top 5-year high in July,Crude Oil
123,"Vietnam’s Hai Linh receives license to import, export LNG",Light Ends
124,Japan's Idemitsu could restart Tokuyama steam cracker on Aug 11,Light Ends
125,Indonesia's biodiesel output up 12% in H1 on increased domestic mandates: APROBI,Middle Distillates
126,CHINA DATA: Independent refiners' July feedstocks imports hit 3-month low at 3.65 mil b/d,Light Ends
127,"Singapore’s Aug ex-wharf term LSFO premiums rise, demand moderate",Heavy Distillates
128,"OIL FUTURES: Crude slumps as market volatility rages on recession, Middle East risks",Crude Oil
129,Pakistan's HSFO exports nearly triple as focus shifts to cheaper power sources,Heavy Distillates
130,"TAIWAN DATA: June oil products demand falls 3% on month to 758,139 b/d",Light Ends
131,REFINERY NEWS: Japan's Cosmo restarts No. 1 Chiba CDU after glitches,Crude Oil
132,ASIA PETROCHEMICALS: Key market indicators for Aug 5-9,Light Ends
133,DME Oman crude futures traded volume rises for seventh straight month in July,Crude Oil
134,ICE front-month Singapore gasoline swaps open interest rises 14.6% on month in July,Light Ends
135,ASIA OCTANE: Key market indicators for Aug 5-9,Light Ends
136,ICE Dubai crude futures July total traded volume rises 11.4% on month,Crude Oil
137,"Lower-than-expected Aramco Sep OSPs a nod to weak Asian market, OPEC+ cut unwind",Crude Oil
138,ASIA CRUDE OIL: Key market indicators for Aug 5-8,Crude Oil
139,ASIA LIGHT ENDS: Key market indicators for Aug 5-8,Light Ends
140,China fuel oil quotas decline seen supporting Q3 LSFO premiums in Zhoushan,Middle Distillates
141,South Korea's short-term diesel demand under pressure on e-commerce firms' bankruptcy,Middle Distillates
142,ICE front-month Singapore 10 ppm gasoil swap open interest rebounds 2% on month in July,Middle Distillates
143,Saudi Aramco maintains or raises Asia-bound Sep crude OSPs by 10-20 cents/b,Crude Oil
144,ASIA MIDDLE DISTILLATES: Key market indicators for Aug 5-8,Middle Distillates
145,ICE front-month Singapore HSFO open interest rises 19.6% on month in July,Heavy Distillates
146,REFINERY NEWS: Fort Energy at Fujairah ‘remains operational’,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
147,Container ship Groton attacked near Yemen amid growing Middle East security risks,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics
148,Oil depot in Russia’s Belgorod region hit by drone strike,Macroeconomic & Geopolitics