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U.S. Oil Exports to India Jump Amid Sanctions on Russia

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crude oil exports to India jumped to 357,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to vessel-tracking data from Kpler cited by Reuters. To compare, American crude exports averaged about 221,000 bpd throughout 2024. sanctions on Russias oil trade. Last month, U.S.

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China’s Oil Imports Could Rise as Newest Refinery Begins Trial Runs

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Shandong Yulong Petrochemical, the newest refiner in China, is set to begin trial runs at a 200,000-barrels per day crude processing unit later this month, traders familiar with the facilitys plans told Reuters on Monday, in what could be a boost to Chinese crude oil imports in the coming months.

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OPEC and the oil price floor

Oilholics Synonymous Report

The last few weeks have brought range-bound volatility to the oil market with Brent futures oscillating between $70 and $75 per barrel. All the while rising numbers of non-OPEC, especially US, barrels continue to hit the market. To email: journalist_gsharma@yahoo.co.uk Gaurav Sharma 2024. Gaurav Sharma, October 2023.

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Weak refinery, export demand weakens prices for Midland crude along Texas coast

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That compared to an average of 50 cents a barrel a year ago, when record crude production at the top U.S. million barrels in the Permian were cut by the recent cold weather that hit operations, according to estimates from analysts at consultancy Energy Aspects. million barrels last week, its highest level in four months.

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Are we back to fundamentals as oil prices tank further?

Oilholics Synonymous Report

At the time of writing this post, The Oilholic noted that Brent and WTI front month futures contracts had breached their respective $74 and $70 per barrel floors. Then came a revelation that OPEC - deemed the most bullish of the crude oil demand growth forecasters - had revised its prediction lower for 2024 below 2 million bpd.

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Oil on Track to Average $80 in 2024, JP Morgan Highlights

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Morgan analysts highlighted that Brent crude oil 'is on track to average $80 per barrel in 2024', which they pointed out is $3 below their projections from last June.

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Aramco CEO predicts record oil demand will follow OPEC+ output revival

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million barrels a day (bpd) this year to just over 106 million bpd, helped for petrochemicals and jet fuel, Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said on an earnings call Tuesday. That combined with subdued oil prices to push Aramcos net income for 2024 lower, slightly missing analysts estimates. Oil use is set to rise by 1.3

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