Tag: crude

Russian Crude Shipments Surge to the Highest in Almost a Year

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports soared to an 11-month high in the second week of April with flows from all major ports near peak levels. Most Read from Bloomberg Last week’s jump propelled total weekly flows to the highest since May 2023, for a level that has been exceeded only twice since the start […]

Russia’s Crude Exports Shrug Off Halt to Key Pacific Grade

(Bloomberg) — A temporary halt in shipments of Russia’s Sokol crude from Sakhalin Island on the Pacific Coast was offset by a surge in flows of ESPO from nearby Kozmino, lifting four-week exports to the highest level in almost four months. Most Read from Bloomberg The jump in this less volatile measure of overall exports […]

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Flows at Risk as India Shuns Key Grade

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude shipments fell for a second week, with difficulties selling a key Pacific grade to India set to further snarl flows in the coming week. Most Read from Bloomberg Moscow has been struggling to get its Sokol crude into India, the main market for the grade produced by the Sakhalin 1 […]

Exxon, Enbridge sued by competitor over crude oil transportation

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Exxon and Canada-based crude pipeline operator Enbridge were sued in Illinois federal court on Tuesday over claims they barred a competitor from building a terminal to ship oil by barge from the Chicago area to refineries in the Midwest and Gulf of Mexico. The antitrust lawsuit from energy infrastructure developer […]

Dow Jones Futures Fall Amid Big Earnings, Surging Crude Oil; Tesla Cuts Prices

Dow Jones futures fell solidly early Friday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures as oil prices jumped on U.S. strikes vs. Houthi rebels. JPMorgan, Bank of America, UnitedHealth and Delta Air headline Friday morning earnings. X The stock market rally showed resilience after a volatile morning following a hotter-than-expected CPI inflation report and […]

State oversees crude oil leak remediation underway at Flint Hills Resources Plant

Flint Hills Resources reported a crude oil leak Saturday at the company’s Ingleside facility in San Patricio County, Corpus Christi emergency management officials stated Sunday. Officials say there were no impacts on any area waters. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is working with Flint Hills Resources, the news release stated. The cause of […]

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Exports Surge to End 2023 on a High

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports ended the year on a high, as four-week average shipments climbed to the highest since early November and weekly flows jumped to the most since July. Most Read from Bloomberg About 3.46 million barrels a day of crude were shipped from Russian ports in the four weeks to Dec. […]

TotalEnergies starts 2nd phase of crude oil production in Brazil

TotalEnergies SE (TTE) said on Tuesday that is has started the second development phase of an oil field off the coast of Brazil. The company announced the start of crude oil production at the Mero field on the Libra block located over 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in the pre-salt area […]