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Valvoline finalises sale of global products division

14/03/2023 by OilStoreAdministrator

Leading lubricant brand Valvoline has completed the sale of its global products division to the Saudi oil giant Aramco in
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Shell reconsiders oil production cuts

13/03/2023 by Mark

In an interview with The Times, Wael Sawan, the new CEO of Shell, said that the company is reviewing its previous decision to wind down its crude oil production by around
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DuPont celebrates 75th anniversary of Molykote brand

12/03/2023 by Mark

Parent company Dupont recently marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Molykote brand
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API reports further build in US oil inventories

10/03/2023 by Richard

According to new data from the American Petroleum Institute (API), inventories of crude oil in the United States rose by 6.2 million barrels in the last full week of February, meaning that
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BP considers GBS for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim development

08/03/2023 by Mark

UK-based energy major BP has confirmed that it is moving forward with evaluating the second phase of its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, with it considering
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Iraq makes deals to boost oil and gas production

07/03/2023 by Richard

The second-biggest producer of oil in OPEC, Iraq, has announced a series of deals aimed at realizing the country’s long-held ambition of scaling up its oil and gas production.
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Oil prices drop on large US inventory build

03/03/2023 by Mark

Reports from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) of a large increase in crude oil inventories in mid-February caused Brent crude prices to almost drop below $80 per barrel.
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OPEC boss calls for greater unity in oil industry

01/03/2023 by Mark

The head of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Al Ghais, has called for the industry to demonstrate more unity and be proactive in dealing with criticisms of being major polluters.
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Oil Gas

New record set for global oil demand

28/02/2023 by OilStoreAdministrator

According to recent data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), the global demand for crude oil hit a new record high in December last year.
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IEA edges up prediction for global demand

27/02/2023 by Richard

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has once more increased its forecasted global crude oil demand for this year, with it going up 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from January’s prediction to 101.9 million bpd.
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Chevron to ship 3 million barrels of Venezuelan crude this month

24/02/2023 by Mark

Reuters reports having seen shipping documents that imply that Chevron will ship a little under 3 million barrels of crude oil from Venezuela to the US this month.
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Shell says LNG trade will be dominated by European demand

23/02/2023 by OilStoreAdministrator

According to the LNG Outlook 2023, the heightened demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe in the long term will likely lead to intense competition with Asia for supplies in the short term.
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