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Nigeria’s Mega Refinery Halts Petroleum Sales in Naira

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Nigerias Dangote Petroleum Refinery has suspended sales of petroleum in the country after it stopped receiving naira-denominated crude cargoes from the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC). To date, our sales of petroleum products in naira have

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Iraq Seals Major Oil Deal with Chinese Company

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Iraqs government has signed a deal with Chinese Geo-Jade Petroleum to expand production at the Tuba oil field, build a refinery and two power plants. The refinery that Geo-Jade Petroleum will build will have a capacity of 200,000 barrels daily.

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Record Refining Helps Saudi Oil Income amid Crude Price Decline

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While Saudi Arabia has been restricting crude oil production and exports as part of the OPEC+ deal, it has been running refineries at near-record levels this year and exporting record-high volumes of refined petroleum products. Stronger refining margins and higher exports of petroleum products have generated more income

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China Tightens Grip on Iraq’s Energy Future with Massive Basra Megaproject

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Chinas Geo-Jade Petroleum has signed a swathe of major contracts that give Beijing control over Iraqs first fully integrated energy project.

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Indonesian Pertamina Imports Sanctions-Compliant Russian Crude

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We have opened (to imports from Russia) since last May, Taufik Aditiyawarman, the chief executive of the Kilang Pertamina International refinery unit, said on the sidelines of a conference of the Indonesian Petroleum Association, as carried by Reuters.

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Valero announces notice to the California Energy Commission regarding its Benicia, California, refinery

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billion was recorded for the Benicia and Wilmington refineries, and is expected to be treated as a special item and excluded from first quarter 2025 adjusted earnings. Valero owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Valero continues to evaluate strategic alternatives for its remaining operations in California.

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Asia’s Fuel Imports Slump to Five-Year Low

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Asias imports of refined petroleum products plunged in April to the lowest level since 2020, due to higher spring refinery maintenance at key fuel exporters in the region and softer demand for gasoline and diesel. Asias imports of light and middle distillates slumped to 166.37 million barrels in April, down from 195.54

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