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Kenya Plans to Launch Crude Oil Exports in 2026

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Kenya hopes it will begin commercial crude oil production and exports next year, Opiyo Wandayi, Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, said on Monday, as companies are finalizing an asset sale and development project plans for an onshore resource basin.

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India Hikes U.S. Crude Oil Imports by 67% in March

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Indias crude oil imports from the United States jumped by 67% in March from a month earlier as Indian refiners scrambled to replace Russian volumes and the U.S. oil as the country is looking to reduce its huge trade pushed for India and other major trade partners to buy more American energy. Indias U.S. Indias U.S.

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Sinopec Resumes Russian Crude Oil Purchases After Pause

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Chinese state-controlled refining giant Sinopec has returned to buying Russian crude oil after halting purchases last month due to concerns about the U.S. sanctions on Russias oil trade and shadow tanker fleet imposed in January, trade sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Venezuela Replaces U.S. Oil Giants with Chinese and Argentine Firms

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Venezuela hasn’t waited long to replace Western service providers in its oil industry after the U.S. sanctions, Western oil producers were given time until May to wrap up their operations in Venezuela, home to the world’s biggest crude oil reserves. Under the U.S.

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Kazakhstan Expects to Top Its Oil Output Plan in Defiance of OPEC+

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Kazakhstan is likely to top its oil production plan this year, due to the expansion of the Chevron-led Tengiz field, Kazakhstans Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Friday, in yet another snub at OPEC+ quotas. million tons of crude oil and condensate in 2025, or about 2 million barrels per day (bpd), which would be 9.7%

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Oil Holds Strong on Supply Disruptions and Geopolitical Tensions

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Light crude oil futures rallied this week, closing Thursday at $63.37 per barrel—up approximately 4.2%—as as the market digested a cocktail of bullish catalysts. OPEC+ Holds Course as Saudi Arabia Defends Market Share OPEC+ stuck to its plan of a 411,000 barrel per day increase for July, reassuring traders who feared a steeper hike…

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Guyana’s Oil Exports Skyrocket—And Europe’s Refiners Love It

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Guyana and ExxonMobil expect oil production to jump to 1.3 With higher production came a surge in Guyanas crude oil exports in recent years. More than half of these are going to Europe, where refiners have been increasingly appreciating Guyanas crude million bpd by 2030, which would double the current output volumes.

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