Tag Archives: Oil Price

Pakistan Buys First U.S. Oil Cargo after Trade Deal

Pakistani refiner Cnergyico will import Pakistan’s first U.S. crude oil cargo in October following the trade and energy cooperation deal the two countries signed earlier this week. Cnergyico will import on October 1 million barrels of American crude via top commodity trader Vitol, Usama Qureshi, vice chairman of the biggest …

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Oil Giant Sinopec Opens New Shale Play in China

China has certified 147 million barrels of oil reserves in a new shale play operated by state energy giant Sinopec in the southwestern part of the country, as the world’s top crude oil importer look to boost domestic output. China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, as it is more …

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U.S. Gives Chevron Green Light to Return to Venezuela

The Trump administration granted Chevron a sanction exemption for its operations in Venezuela but only on the condition that no money from these operations would go to the Venezuelan government, Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources in the know. A week ago, Reuters reported that the U.S. government was considering a …

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U.S. LNG Stocks Surge on EU Energy Deal

Shares of U.S. LNG producers jumped in early trading Monday after the European Union agreed to dramatically increase its energy imports from the United States, pledging $250 billion in annual purchases under a new transatlantic trade framework. The move includes LNG, oil, and nuclear energy and was announced in Brussels …

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Saudi Arabia Eyes September Crude Price Hike for Asia

Saudi Arabia is expected to raise the official selling price (OSP) of Arab Light crude to Asia for September-loading cargoes, according to trading sources cited Monday by Reuters. The anticipated hike would mark a second consecutive monthly increase as regional refining margins strengthen and domestic crude burn limits outbound volumes. …

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