The United States is on track to receive nearly 3 million barrels of crude oil from Venezuela this month, according to shipping documents seen by Reuters. Chevron is on track to ship 100,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil per day into the United States as part of a license it …
Read More »Steelmakers Increase Production amidst Rising Prices and Demand
U.S. steel prices continue to rise amid ongoing price hikes from domestic steelmakers. The ascent for HRC prices accelerated throughout January as they jumped by over 10%. Meanwhile, plate prices returned sideways with a modest month-over-month rise of just under 2%. Of course, this came after prices traded down throughout …
Read More »China’s Crude Oil Imports Expected to Hit a Record High in 2023
The Chinese reopening and new refineries coming online are set to raise the crude oil imports in the world’s top importer to a record-high this year, industry consultants told Reuters. Chinese crude oil imports could increase to average as high as 11.8 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, rising …
Read More »China Wants to Know how much Russian Oil its Independent Refiners are Buying
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has recently met with representatives of around ten independent refiners to inquire about how much Russian crude oil the private refiners are importing and at what prices, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. China is buying increased volumes of Russian crude as …
Read More »JPMorgan: Oil Prices are unlikely to Hit $100 this Year
Brent Crude prices are not expected to reach $100 per barrel in 2023 unless a major geopolitical event rattles markets again, according to JPMorgan. The OPEC+ alliance could add 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to supply this year, and Russian exports could recover by the middle of 2023, JPMorgan said …
Read More »Romania to Construct Europe’s Largest Solar Plant
The western Romanian city of Arad is set to rise and shine as the location where Europe’s largest solar plant will be constructed, with the first stage of work to kick off in July. The full project is scheduled to be completed by 2026. The first panels will be installed …
Read More »Oil Posts Weekly Loss amid Concerns over Further Interest Rate Increases
Oil prices posted weekly losses as strong US economic data sparked concerns of further interest rate increases, which in turn could further slow the economy and lead to a slump in crude demand. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, shed $2.14 to settle 2.51 per cent …
Read More »Number of Active U.S. Drilling Rigs down Slightly this Week
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 760 this week, down by one from the previous week but up by 115 from a year ago, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes, Trend reports citing Xinhua. These active …
Read More »Russia Urges U.S. to Prove Innocence over Nord Stream Incident
The United States should try to prove its innocence of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Russian Embassy in the United States said on Thursday. The Russian side will not allow to simply turn the page on destroying critical energy infrastructure, especially given the fact that nothing is …
Read More »Russia Trumps Iraq as India’s Top Oil Supplier in January
India’s Iraqi oil imports in January rose to a seven-month high of 983,000 barrels per day (bpd), up 11% from December, data from trade sources showed. However, it only comes second to Moscow as India’s oil imports from Russia climbed to a record 1.4 million bpd in January, up 9.2% …
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