me-metals: Iran has stepped up the implementation of refinery upgrading projects aimed at improving the quality of petroleum products under the country’s Seventh National Development Plan, with resources and management now focused on three national priority projects, the head of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) said.
News ID: 12943 Publish Date : 2025/12/20
Emerging US fuel demand will not quickly restore crude consumption, US independent refiner PBF Energy warned today.
News ID: 9502 Publish Date : 2020/05/15
Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras is touting China's persistent appetite for its pre-salt crude and is promising to boost supply if needed despite thinner sales margins.
News ID: 9500 Publish Date : 2020/05/15
Mexican retailers sold 60pc less gasoline nationwide in April than in the month prior because of efforts to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, retail fuel association (Onexpo) said.
News ID: 9498 Publish Date : 2020/05/15
Spain's Repsol is operating its 117,000 b/d La Pampilla refinery in Peru at one-third capacity in response to a collapse in fuel demand.
News ID: 9338 Publish Date : 2020/05/06
India's coal ministry is stepping up efforts to persuade coastal utilities to use domestic coal as it works with the railways to cut logistics costs and encourages boiler retrofitting to reduce the country's reliance on imports.
News ID: 9305 Publish Date : 2020/05/04
Australian refiner and marketer Viva Energy has started preparations to shut the residual catalytic cracker (RFCC) and associated processing units at its 128,000 b/d Geelong refinery in Victoria from early May.
News ID: 9241 Publish Date : 2020/04/27
Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina will cut runs rates at some domestic refineries while other refineries will undergo maintenance in stages, following an unprecedented slump in the country's demand for refined oil products from the Covid-19 pandemic.
News ID: 9198 Publish Date : 2020/04/20
Indian state-controlled refiners have seen a 50pc decline in fuel demand in April after the government extended a nationwide lockdown to fight the Covid-19 outbreak.
News ID: 9197 Publish Date : 2020/04/20
Kuwait's demand for jet fuel, including kerosine, and for gasoline plunged by 70pc and 55pc respectively in the past eight weeks, according to state-owned refiner KNPC, during which time the government has imposed stringent measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
News ID: 9169 Publish Date : 2020/04/16
With the coronavirus choking fuel demand and the world awash in surplus crude, even the Middle East’s main oil-trading hub has run out of room to store unwanted barrels.
News ID: 9148 Publish Date : 2020/04/13
State-owned PetroVietnam warned domestic refineries are at risk of shutting down amid swelling inventories, the collapse in oil prices and an unprecedented drop in transportation fuel demand amid measures to curb the Covid-19 outbreak.
News ID: 9139 Publish Date : 2020/04/14
Iran’s nuclear power plant near the southern port city of Bushehr has been shut down for periodic maintenance, as its reactor is going to receive fresh fuel, the head of the nuclear plant said.
News ID: 9132 Publish Date : 2020/04/13
At least five Indian states have decided to extend Covid-19 lockdowns until the end of this month, further cutting the country's fuel demand.
News ID: 9122 Publish Date : 2020/04/13
Indian state-controlled refiners may have to shut some of their plants as extensions of Covid-19 lockdowns slash fuel demand.
News ID: 9120 Publish Date : 2020/04/13
Indian LPG demand in March increased by 2pc from a year earlier but fell short of a record high in January. LPG was the only fuel to show growth last month amid the Covid-19 outbreak that closed businesses and barred people from leaving homes under a 21-day nationwide lockdown from 25 March.
News ID: 9096 Publish Date : 2020/04/09
The South Korean jet fuel differential has fallen to the lowest levels since at least 2008 amid weak domestic demand caused by the impact of Covid-19 and higher exports.
News ID: 9075 Publish Date : 2020/04/08
Indian state-controlled refiners have slashed jet fuel prices by 29pc this month after cutting them by 22pc in March as the coronavirus outbreak restricts demand for air travel.
News ID: 9046 Publish Date : 2020/04/06
Dubai's national airline Emirates will resume a limited number of outbound passenger flights from the UAE as of 6 April.
News ID: 9021 Publish Date : 2020/04/02
Low-cost airline Easyjet has grounded its entire fleet as of today as a result of government-imposed travel restrictions and national lockdowns across Europe in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 8963 Publish Date : 2020/03/30
