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East China Sea Dispute: Japan Protests China Drilling Vessel

Jun 29, 2018

Japan has protested to China for allowing a gas drilling vessel to operate in disputed waters in the East China Sea, the government said on Friday. Japan and China agreed to jointly develop gas fields in the area in 2008 but talks have since stopped…

Europe's Iranian Oil Purchases Set to Plummet

Jun 29, 2018

Key lender for Europe's oil purchases cuts credit from June 30. European refiners are cutting purchases of Iranian oil faster than expected as the U.S. prepares to reimpose sanctions on Iran, threatening a more severe impact than the last…

As Mexico Oil Sector Sputters, Crime and Violence Rattle Industry Towns

Jun 28, 2018

Until recently, Edgar Barrera enjoyed a life many Mexicans could only hope for. In a few short years, the 36-year-old bookkeeper rose from handyman to white-collar worker at what seemed to be one of the most stable companies in Latin America: state-owned oil firm Pemex…

U.S. Coal Cargo Reaches China, Beating Import Tariff Deadline

Jun 27, 2018

A vessel carrying 164,000 tonnes of coal from the United States reached Caofeidian port in northern China on Tuesday, Thomson Reuters Eikon ship tracking data showed. The vessel named Partnership is on schedule, while Beijing plans to impose steep tariffs next month on a list of U…

Canada Dreams of Oil Exports to Asia, but California Beckons

Jun 26, 2018

The nationalization of a crude oil export pipeline in western Canada has buoyed long-standing hopes for crude exports to markets beyond the United States - but the most likely destination for much of that oil is California. Faced with declining…

China to Cut US Oil Imports Amid Trade Spat

Jun 21, 2018

Chinese oil buyers will keep taking crude from the United States through September, but plan to reduce future purchases to avoid a likely import tariff amid a trade spat between the world's two largest economies, multiple industry sources said…

China's Tariffs on US Oil Would Disrupt $1 Bln Monthly Business

Jun 18, 2018

China's threat to impose duties on U.S. oil imports will hit a business that has soared in the last two years, and which is now worth almost $1 billion per month.In an escalating spat over the United States' trade deficit with most of its major trading partners…

Italy Top Court Rejects Appeal to Stymie Shell, Eni Corruption Trial

Jun 13, 2018

Italy's Supreme Court threw out an appeal from Shell and four former Shell managers to stymie a trial on alleged corruption in Nigeria, which also sees Eni's chief on the bench, legal sources said on Wednesday.The long-running graft case revolves…

Venezuela Frees Chevron Executives Held Since April

Jun 07, 2018

Venezuela has released two local executives of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp jailed since mid-April during a corruption probe in the oil sector, authorities and the company said on Wednesday. The arrests of Carlos Algarra and Rene Vasquez…

China to take action against 'uncontrolled' hydro on Yangtze

May 30, 2018

China's has urged local governments along the Yangtze river to survey the environmental damage done by the 'uncontrolled' development of small-scale hydropower, warning that some plants could be closed, according to a government notice on Wednesday…

China Could Meet Emissions Pledge Earlier Than Expected

May 23, 2018

China emissions could peak before 2030. China's top climate envoy on Wednesday said the country could meet its pledge to cap carbon emissions ahead of its target of around 2030, while a senior environmental official said plans for a carbon market were on track despite ministerial restructuring…

UN Seeks Traders' Help Enforcing North Korea Sanctions

May 22, 2018

A U.N. monitoring group wants to enlist the help of the world's biggest oil trading companies to enforce sanctions that cap the amount of crude and related products North Korea can import, the coordinator said.The U.N. Security Council ramped…

Bangladesh Drops Trafigura in LNG Talks as Gunvor Advances

May 16, 2018

Bangladesh has terminated talks with Swiss-based commodity trader Trafigura to install a small floating liquefied natural gas (LNG ) import terminal due to delays in agreeing terms, while rival trader Gunvor advances with a separate project…

Global Oil Supply Robust Enough to Cut Iran's Exports -Trump Memo

May 14, 2018

Global oil supplies are plentiful enough to withstand a 'significant reduction' in petroleum exports from Iran, according to a White House memo issued on Monday as the Trump administration prepares to reimpose sanctions on the OPEC member nation…

China's Crude Oil Futures Boom Amid Looming Iran Sanctions

May 14, 2018

A U.S. decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran is supporting China's newly established crude oil futures, and may spur efforts to start trading oil in yuan rather than dollars, traders and analysts said.Since launching in March, Shanghai crude oil futures have seen a steady pick-up in daily trading…

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