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Indian LPG Sales Trickle Due to Hormuz Shipping Disruptions

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Indian state fuel retailers' sale of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) slowed in the first half of March, preliminary data showed, as the country reels from its worst LPG crisis in decades due to shipping disruption in the Strait of H

Ukraine Looks to Partner With Romania to Develop Black Sea Gas Discovery

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Ukraine's Naftogaz, which discovered "substantial" offshore gas reserves in the Black Sea before Russia's invasion, is in talks with Romania's OMV Petrom to form a partnership relating to the field…

UAE Output of Crude Drops, Strait of Hormuz Closure Forces Shut-Ins

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The United Arab Emirates' daily oil output is down by more than half as the Iran conflict and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz forced state oil giant ADNOC to implement widespread production shut-ins…

Equinor CEO: We Have No Spare Capacity for Oil and Gas

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The CEO of Norway's state-controlled company Equinor said that the company does not have any spare capacity to increase its oil and gas output due to Middle East supply shortages."Our focus…

Russian Urals Prices Tops Brent in Indian Market for the First Time

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Russian flagship Urals oil is selling at a premium to the Brent international benchmark at delivery in Indian ports for the first time ever, fuelled by rising demand due to the Iran war…

MOL Announces Capacity Tests on Adria Pipeline Will Start Next Week

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Hungary's oil and gas company MOL said on Friday that capacity tests on the Adria oil pipeline from Croatia will start on March 11 and last 10 months, as it seeks alternative routes with…

Asian Oil Refineries, Petrochemicals Cut Runs as MidEast Conflict Escalates

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Several Asian refineries and petrochemical companies were forced to cut runs and declare force majeure as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran disrupted crude and feedstock exports from the Middle East.Asian steam crackers…

Indian refiners seeking legal opinion to purchase sanctioned Russian oil through US waiver

Two government sources confirmed that Indian refiners were seeking legal advice on how to purchase Russian oil sanctioned by Washington after New Delhi was granted a waiver for buying crude…

Oil companies reject Trump Administration's Alaska Offshore Auction

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The Trump administration sold more than 400,000 acres (406,876 hectares) of land in Alaska's Cook Inlet on Wednesday, but no oil and gas drillers showed up. They refused to make a bid.The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of U.S.

India's MRPL Declares Force Majeure on Fuel Exports as Iran Conflict Disrupts Crude Supplies

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India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals has suspended fuel exports due to the Middle East conflict that has disrupted crude oil flows from the Gulf, two sources familiar with the…

MOL, Slovnaft Report JANAF to EU Watchdog in Fight Over Russian Oil Transport

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Hungarian oil company MOL and its Slovak subsidiary Slovnaft have reported Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF to the EU competition watchdog over its refusal to allow the transit of Russian seaborne oil imports…

Russian LNG Tanker Sinks in Mediterranean

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A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday after what Moscow described as an attack by Ukrainian drones launched from Libya.The Arctic Metagaz sank in waters between Libya and Malt

Russian Oil Exports Curtailed By Drone Attacks, Weather

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Russia has been unable to capitalize on this week's surge in global crude prices, as days of Ukrainian drone attacks and harsh winter storms have sharply curtailed its capacity to export oil…

Global Energy Prices Jump as Middle East Crisis Interrupts Shipping, Oil Production

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Global oil and gas prices jumped on Tuesday as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran halted energy exports from the Middle East, with Tehran attacking ships and energy facilities, closing navigation…

Iraq Cuts Oil Output With Possible Further Reductions

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Iraq has cut oil production by nearly 1.5 million barrels a day and those cuts could widen to more than 3 million bpd within days as the country runs out of storage and cannot export crude due to the Iran crisis, two Iraqi oil off

Venture Global Able to Support LNG Shortfall as Qatar Pauses Output

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Venture Global has the biggest amount of LNG cargoes in the world that are not contracted and is ready to help stabilize the global markets as Qatar halts production following attacks from Iran…

China Oil Refiners Feel Safe From Iran Conflict Disruption with Crude Stockpile

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Refiners in China, the world's top oil importer, have enough supply on hand to weather near-term disruption from the Iran conflict, bolstered by recent record purchases of Iranian and Russian…

Nigerian Crude Oil Loading Programs Hold Steady for April

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Loading of four key Nigerian crudes in April will hold steady, preliminary loading programmes seen by Reuters showed, while lower demand and high freight rates continued to weigh on Angolan differentialsAmong recent offers was Kis

carried Ukrainian and Russian oil before attack

The Druzhba pipeline exported some Ukrainian oil, as well as much higher volumes of Russian crude, before it was damaged a month ago by a Russian strike that has led to a halt in supply…

Cheniere Raises Share Repurchase Target After Q4 Profit Doubles

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Cheniere Energy said its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand and the company raised its share repurchase target to more than $10 billion…