Indian refiners' use of crude oil vessels to ship refined fuels such as diesel to key European markets has diminished in May after volumes neared two-year high levels last month, trade sources and analysts said.
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Brent crude futures fell by 25 cents, or 0.31%, to $81.11 a barrel by 1151 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 21 cents, or 0.27%, at $76.66.
India and Egypt were the top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports in April, traders said and LSEG data showed.
Brent crude futures were up 10 cents, or 0.1%, at $82.00 a barrel by 0850 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures were up 7 cents, or 0.1%, at $77.64.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has bought Galp's 10% stake in the Area 4 concession of the multi-billion-dollar natural gas project in Mozambique's Rovuma basin, its fourth international foray into gas.
Brent crude futures were down 64 cents, or 0.8%, at $82.24 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) dropped 65 cents, or 0.8%, to $78.01 by 1010 GMT. Both benchmarks shed more than 1% earlier in the session.
India's Russian oil imports rose a nine-month high in April after shipments on non-sanctioned tankers operated by Russia's largest shipping company Sovcomflot resumed, tanker data obtained from shipping and trade sources showed.
Brent crude futures fell by $1.08, or 1.3%, to $82.63 a barrel by 1037 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures for June , which are set to expire on Tuesday, slipped by $1.07 cents, or 1.3%, to $78.73.
IndianOil exported its first 100 octane premium fuel, XP100, from JNPT in Navi Mumbai, marking a significant move to conquer new Sri Lankan markets.
Brent gained 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.39 a barrel by 0632 GMT, after rising to $84.43 earlier, its highest since May 10.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for June edged up 23 cents to $80.29.
Brent settled 71 cents higher, or 0.9%, at $83.98 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) gained 83 cents, or 1.1%, to $80.06.
Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL), India's largest oil marketing company, has successfully completed a Rs 148 crore acquisition of oil and gas company Mercator Petroleum through the insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC)
Brent crude oil rose 39 cents, or 0.47%, to $83.66 a barrel by 0750 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 22 cents, or 0.28%, at $79.45.
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, his company said in a statement on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to fly to China with a high-level delegation for talks with Xi Jinping.
India has cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 5,700 rupees ($68.34) per metric ton from 8,400 rupees with effect from May 16, according to a notification issued on Wednesday.
Japan's top power utility JERA said on Thursday it plans to invest 5 trillion yen ($32.4 billion) over the coming decade into renewable energy and new fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Brent crude futures fell 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.50 a barrel by 0951 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) shed 26 cents, or 0.33%, to $78.37.
India's oil demand is projected to rise by 4.1% to 5.80 million barrels per day in 2025, driven by increased gasoline consumption and economic activity, according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Qatar has not had difficulty securing long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts and will sign more this year, QatarEnergy CEO and State Minister for Energy Saad al-Kaabi said at an economic forum on Wednesday.
Brent crude futures were up 39 cents, or 0.5%, at $82.77 a barrel at 0630 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) rose 42 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.44 a barrel.