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China’s oil imports from Russia are on track for all-time high of over 2 million barrels per day in February as India is withdrawing from Russian spot purchases and supply is now heavily discounted for Chinese independent refiners. China is set to import 2.07-2.08 million barrels per day (bpd) of …

As a part of the United States’ push to revitalize its aging nuclear energy sector, the Department of Energy is funding a wave of research into recycling used nuclear fuel. This move comes as a part of a broader effort to increase the United States’ energy independence by reducing reliance …

Russia plans to send soon oil and oil products to Cuba as part of humanitarian aid, the Russian embassy in Cuba told Russian media on Thursday. Cuba’s worsening economic and humanitarian situation has gone from bad to worse in recent weeks as the U.S., which now controls Venezuela’s oil sales, …

Russia and Iran want to sign a number of agreements on trade and economic cooperation at a meeting of the Russian-Iranian intergovernmental commission scheduled for February 16-18 in Tehran, the Russian Energy Ministry says. Following a meeting between Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev and Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali recently, …

India’s largest state-owned refiner, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has boosted purchases of crude oil from ?West Africa and the Middle East, as New Delhi steers clear of Russian crude in the wake of the trade deal with the United States. Indian Oil has acquired six million barrels of Middle East …

Tankers carrying a total of up to 12 million barrels of crude oil are either en route or close to China in East Asian waters, waiting for buyers in the world’s top crude importer, as India is pulling back. Five of these tankers signal ‘for orders’ or ‘China for orders’ …

Russia’s flagship crude, Urals, is being offered in India at a widening discount to Brent, with the differential now at $11 per barrel and testing the appetite of Indian refiners amid the trade deal with the U.S. that calls for limited purchases of Russian oil. Sellers are offering Urals at …

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States and India have reached an agreement on a trade framework that cuts U.S. tariffs on Indian goods and commits New Delhi to expand purchases of U.S. oil and gas, pushing energy supply to the center of talks that have unfolded …

Russia’s natural gas exports via the TurkStream pipeline to Europe jumped by 10.3% in January from a year earlier, Reuters calculations showed on Monday, as Gazprom boosted supply via the only gas route left from Russia to the EU. Last month, Russian gas supply via TurkStream totaled 1.73 billion cubic …

The European Union’s plan to ban LNG imports from Russia will prompt a surge in demand for LNG carriers to the tune of 30 new vessels, a senior Vortexa analyst said ahead of the LNG Qatar gathering that starts today. According to Ashley Sherman, senior LNG analyst at the company, …