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Norway plans heavy oil ban around Svalbard
The Norwegian government has announced plans to ban heavy fuel oil (HFO), a dirty marine fuel that propels most vessels, around its Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The effort comes as UN efforts have been deemed too slow.
read more... 10/11/2020
Russia’s Crude Oil Exports Drop 8% In January-August
Russia’s crude oil exports dropped by 7.9 percent year over year in the period January to August, according to Russian federal customs data cited by local cargo analytics outlet SeaNews.
read more... 29/10/2020
Israel And The UAE Sign Historic Oil Deal
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed this week a preliminary agreement under which crude oil from OPEC’s third-largest producer could be shipped to European markets via an oil pipeline in Israel connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean.
read more... 22/10/2020
Russian Oil Companies Plan Significant Drilling Cuts For 2021
Russian oil producers who have already reduced their drilling activity by a third this year may cut it further by 20 percent, according to the chief executive of a major oilfield service provider.
read more... 16/10/2020
China’s Oil Imports Slowly Return To Normal Levels
China’s crude oil imports averaged 11.52 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, up by 3.1 percent from August, but slowly returning to historical levels and starting to ease the congestion at Chinese ports, according to data from energy analytics services provider OilX.
read more... 06/10/2020