Parkland Corp has temporarily shut down processing operations at its 55,000-barrel-per-day Burnaby refinery in British Columbia, Canada, after encountering an issue with a processing unit, the company said on Wednesday.
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Brent crude futures were up 98 cents, or 1.2%, to $81.02 a barrel at 1150 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1, or 1.3%, to $76.09 a barrel.
India's petroleum consumption climbed to a new record last year and the country is on course to overtake China as the primary driver of incremental oil consumption before 2030.
The front-month March contract for Brent crude rose 4 cents to $79.59 a barrel at 0712 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also ticked up 4 cents to $74.41 a barrel.
The European support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and the subsequent UK-US attacks against Yemen, have significantly impacted the European imports of refined petroleum products in the first half of January, a report said.
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji is in Türkiye to hold talks on the expansion of energy ties between the two countries.
Brent crude futures lost 31 cents, or 0.39%, to $79.75 a barrel by 1019 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) shed 33 cents, or 0.44%, to $74.43 a barrel.
UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has sold more straight-run fuel oil (SRFO) from its Ruwais refinery complex this month via private sales, according to trade sources and ship-tracking data.
Brent crude fell 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $78.33 a barrel by 0732 GMT after settling down 54 cents on Friday.
Head of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Jalil Salari said the country’s oil refineries produce 300 million cubic feet (mcf) of hydrogen every day which is consumed inside the country, Shana reported.
India has deferred a 50-billion-rupee ($601.78 million) plan to fill parts of its strategic petroleum reserve, keeping in mind emerging trends in oil markets, the finance ministry said on Saturday.
Brent futures settled 54 cents lower at $78.56 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 67 cents to settle at $73.41.
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.
Iran’s oil revenues neared $34 billion in the first nine months (January-September) of 2023 despite brutal U.S. sanctions, accounting for 12 percent of OPEC member states’ total income.
Brent crude futures rose 26 cents, or 0.3%, to $79.36 a barrel by 0910 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were up 20 cents to $74.28.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and high-ranking officials held talks on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in Ashgabat on Thursday.
Brent crude futures gained 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.25 a barrel by 1005 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 55 cents, or 0.8%, to $73.11.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday made a further upward revision to its 2024 oil demand growth forecast, though its projection remains dramatically lower than producer group OPEC's expectations.
India cut its windfall tax on petroleum crude to 1,700 rupees ($20.53) a tonne from 2,300 rupees a tonne, according to a government notification on Monday.
Brent crude futures gained 77 cents, or about 0.99%, to $78.92 a barrel at 1014 GMT. The contract had lost 14 cents, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 46 cents, or 0.63%, from Friday at $73.14 per barrel.