- China’s Oil Imports Are Set To Slow In Q1
December 15, 2021
A combination of China’s policies to curb pollution in time for the Winter Olympics, its crackdown on illegal practices at independent refiners, and its zero-COVID policy with intermittent lockdowns are set to slow crude oil imports at t...
- Covid-Zero Policies and Pollution Curbs Stunt China's Oil Demand
December 14, 2021
China, the world’s biggest buyer of crude, is set to start 2022 with a subdued appetite for oil. For that, you can blame -- or thank -- Beijing’s increasingly tough line on the virus, pollution, and rule-breakers.
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- OPEC stays on course with plans for a modest increase in oil production
December 02, 2021
When officials from OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing countries met by video conference on Thursday, they had a lot to worry about. The biggest concerns were whether the emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus might torpedo the ...
- Global jet fuel demand under pressure from Omicron, border curbs
November 30, 2021
Global jet fuel markets stayed under pressure on Tuesday as more countries expanded border restrictions to keep the new Omicron coronavirus variant at bay, prompting travellers to reconsider their plans.
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- China Averts Diesel Supply Crisis With Exports Poised to Climb
November 30, 2021
China has averted a full-scale diesel crisis after refiners quickly ramped up production, with excess supply poised to flow into a regional market starved of the industrial fuel.
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