U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal Threatens China’s Oil-Backed Loans
The shift in Venezuelan oil exports may reduce demand for Chinese refineries capable of processing heavy crude, potentially …
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The article reports that a U.S.-Venezuela oil deal threatens the recovery of Chinese government loans, noting that Chinese policy banks provided at least $60 billion in oil-backed financing to Venezuela through 2015 and that Caracas still owes at least $10 billion.
Qatar and UAE have conducted rare LNG cargo transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz due to ongoing disruptions, a highly unusual practice for LNG shipments.
Middle distillate cracks have reached record highs due to a combination of renewed Middle East conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz and Russia's ban on diesel exports following Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries.
Two oil supertankers, including a VLCC operated by Saudi Arabia's state shipping giant Bahri, were struck by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transit.
Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz slowed below the ten-day average this week, with only seven commodity vessels traversing …
Japan’s import bill reached an all-time high in July, driven by higher oil prices, to a total of $76.39 billion. …
Five months after the U.S. and Israel opened a war with Iran, global fuel markets still haven't settled down, and …
The latest China Beige Book study found factory activity decelerated in July.
Russia has extended restrictions on gasoline and diesel exports through January 31, 2027, just five days after saying the diesel …
Asian refiners that had bet on a flood of crude supply from the Middle East in August are now faced …
Exports of liquefied natural gas via the Strait of Hormuz appear to have ground to a halt over the past …
Crude oil and condensate exports from the Persian Gulf rose to pre-war levels in the first half of July, data …
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