Ukraine war fuels new surge in energy prices – BBC News
Analysts are warning of a huge increase in energy bills and fuel prices due to the war in Ukraine. The…
Occidental offering voluntary job buyouts, citing need for spending cuts: document
(Reuters) – Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) is offering its employees voluntary buyouts over the next two weeks, according to a…
China crude oil runs hit 15-month low as virus cripples demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s daily crude oil throughput in March sank to a 15-month low with state refiners maintaining deep…
Trudeau self-isolates as wife is tested for coronavirus
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are in self-isolation after she came down with…
U.S. Treasury temporarily blocks creditor seizure of refiner Citgo
CARACAS (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday temporarily blocked a creditor seizure of Citgo, a win for political leaders…
Toxic chemical at PES refinery mostly cleared, aiding probe of June blaze
(Reuters) – Most of a highly toxic chemical stored at a fire-damaged Philadelphia oil refinery has been rendered inert, clearing…
Exclusive: T. Rowe Price held talks with Guaido team on Venezuela PDVSA 2020 payment
CARACAS (Reuters) – T. Rowe Price has held informal talks with advisors of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido about financing…
Trump administration considers boost to biofuel mandates to ease farmer anger: sources
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering ramping up biofuel blending quotas in the coming years to assuage…
Venezuela congress to weigh 2020 PDVSA bond payment next week
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly expects to vote on making a $71 million bond interest payment when it…
Exclusive: Spain’s Repsol suspended swap deal for Venezuelan oil under U.S. pressure
HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spain’s Repsol suspended its swaps of refining products for crude with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA,…
Venezuela pressures foreign partners on oil venture commitments: sources
(Reuters) – Foreign partners of Venezuela’s PDVSA are facing pressure from the state-run oil firm to publicly declare whether they…
In major shift, U.S. now exports more oil than it ships in
(Reuters) – The United States last week exported more crude oil and fuel than it imported for the first time…
Exxon Mobil eyes multi-billion dollar investment at Singapore refinery: executive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is considering a multi-billion dollar investment at its Singapore refinery, the company’s largest,…
Oil prices flat as IEA warns of output capacity limits
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday after sharp losses the previous session as the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
VW CEO says arrest of Audi’s Stadler hard to comprehend: Bild am Sonntag
BERLIN (Reuters) – The CEO of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Herbert Diess, told a German newspaper the arrest of Audi head Rupert…
Conoco has seized Venezuela PDVSA products from Isla refinery: Curacao
(Reuters) – U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips (COP.N) has seized products belonging to Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA from the Isla…
Conoco authorized to seize $636 million in Venezuela PDVSA assets
WILLEMSTAD Reuters – – A Curacao court has authorized ConocoPhillips (COP.N) to seize about $636 million in assets belonging to…
U.S. East Coast refiners look to Texas crude for discounted oil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. East Coast refiners are shipping more shale oil from the Gulf Coast thanks to heavy…
Exclusive: U.S. EPA grants biofuels waiver to billionaire Icahn’s oil refinery – sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted a financial hardship waiver to an oil refinery owned…