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BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China’s top crude oil supplier in 2023, data showed on Saturday, as the world’s biggest crude importer defied Western sanctions to purchase vast quantities of discounted oil for its processing plants. Russia shipped a record 107.02 million metric tons of crude oil to China …
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North Dakota’s oil output could take about a month to recover after a severe freeze cut production by more than half this week, state officials said on Friday. Oil output in the third-largest oil producing state was estimated to be down 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 400,000 bpd, or about 30%, on Friday, according …
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The United States bought 3.2 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as it continues to slowly replenish the stash after selling a record amount following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a Department of Energy document showed on Friday. The U.S. bought 1.4 million barrels from Exxon Mobil, 600,000 barrels from Macquarie Commodities …
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The Iran-backed Houthi militia launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-owned tanker ship late on Thursday that hit the water near the vessel but caused no injuries or damage, the U.S. military said. The incident, the latest amid growing tensions in the Red Sea that have disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply …
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Source: Equinor Climate activists won a court case in Norway against the state over development plans at a handful of oil and gas fields under the sea off the Nordic country’s coast. Greenpeace Norway and Young Friends of the Earth argued that development plans at the Breidablikk, Tyrving and Yggdrasil fields, approved by the ministry …
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Market participants appear to be putting greater faith in the IEA than they do in OPEC. Analysts from groups representing oil producers and consumers have radically different views of this year’s market. But OPEC doesn’t seem to believe its own experts. Oil demand will increase almost as fast this year as it did in 2023 …
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Summary Oil benchmarks head for weekly gain IEA lifts demand growth forecast, sees well supplied market North Dakota oil output down 40% due to cold weather LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Oil was little changed on Friday and heading for a weekly gain, as Middle East tensions and oil output disruptions caused by cold weather …
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The annual share of OPEC’s oil in India’s crude imports fell to its lowest level ever in 2023 while that of discounted Russian barrels surged to an all-time high, data obtained from trade and industry sources show. India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has long relied on the nearby middle eastern nations for …
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(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell more than expected last week on strong demand from refineries, while gasoline and distillate inventories rose to multi-year highs, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. Crude inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels to 429.9 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 12, the EIA said, compared …
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Summary OPEC sees oil demand rising by 1.85 mbpd in 2025 Sticks to 2024 oil demand growth forecast of 2.25 mbpd IEA to publish updated forecasts on Thursday LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – OPEC on Wednesday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024 and said 2025 will see …
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