Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.16 percent, to $69.97 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 12 cents, or 0.18 percent, to $66.78.
Iran has reported a new record in its gasoline consumption as motorists take to the roads at the start of a busy travel season that coincides with the Persian New Year holidays.
The installation of the jacket platform for the development project of the shared Belal gas field, located in the reservoir block on the border between Iran and Qatar, has been successfully completed.
China's crude oil throughput in January and February rose 2.1% versus a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, supported by a new refinery and holiday travel, but weak refining margins persisted.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has told India Inc. to come up with ideas where imports from China and other nations can be replaced by U.S. goods, according to a report by The Indian Express.
Iran’s former deputy minister of petroleum for international affairs and trading, Ali Majedi, has said Iran could find good European buyers for its petroleum and petrochemical products.
The CEO of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) emphasized the need to diversify target markets and identify opportunities and challenges for the development of Iran’s petrochemical industry over the next 20 years.
India’s state-owned oil companies are looking to partner with international energy firms once new legislation aimed at attracting investment and advanced technology in oil and gas exploration is approved.
United States has maintained its sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to continue purchasing natural gas from Iran, an advisor to the Iraqi prime minister said.
A 3D seismic survey is underway in the East Paydar oil field, meticulously planned and supervised by the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC).
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the US action to sanction several individuals, including the oil minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as multiple oil tankers and commercial companies.
Chinese state oil companies are shying away from Russian oil this month, with two importers halting purchases while two others scaled back volumes as they assess compliance following recent U.S. sanctions on Moscow, multiple trade sources said.
India's crude oil imports from Latin America and Africa rose marginally in February as refiners turned to alternative sources, fearing a loss of Russian oil supplies caused by tighter U.S. sanctions, data from trade sources shows.