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Blow to China From Venezuela Oil Loss Eased by Hoard at Sea
05 Jan 2026 09:51 GMT
… only 4% of China’s oil imports last year, but the … sludgy, high-sulfur crude that’s used to produce bitumen, which is … vital for construction and road building. The oil … popular with China’s independent refiners, known as teapots.
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After a decade of dormancy, Geo-Fluids pivots to bitumen, mining
05 Jan 2026 09:37 GMT
… to consider investing in bitumen production, while cautioning … to engage in bitumen refining, petroleum derivatives … oil servicing,” Aliyu said. “We want to explore and exploit bitumen, refine … exploitation and marketing of bitumen and related products.
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Venezuela Crisis: Is China Facing A Oil Supply Crunch After Maduro's Capture By US? Beijing's Secret Backup
05 Jan 2026 08:59 GMT
… , heavy and high-sulfur crude used to produce bitumen, a key input … for construction and road-building. The oil … attractive to China’s independent refiners, known as “teapots.”
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Blow to China from loss of Venezuela oil blunted by hoard at sea
05 Jan 2026 06:46 GMT
… sludgy, high-sulphur crude that’s used to produce bitumen, which is … refiners, known as teapots.
While the future of Venezuela and its oil … demand for fuel oil, a possible alternative to Venezuelan crude.
Before Maduro …
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Alberta government examines paths for oil pipeline to West Coast
03 Jan 2026 16:48 GMT
… possible routes for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the Pacific … that an Alberta bitumen line that could export oil to Asian markets … bring in larger crude tankers than ones that load oil at Westridge … 365 per cent increase in crude oil exports from the Port of …
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Ukrainian military attacked oil refineries in Russia and a number of facilities in the occupied Donetsk region
01 Jan 2026 18:40 GMT
… , as well as an oil refinery and an industrial complex storing … that night was the Ilya oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory … is one of the key refineries in southern Russia. It … production of fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, gas oil, and other petroleum products …
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US Sanctions Chinese Entities with Venezuelan Oil Links
01 Jan 2026 12:42 GMT
… international law. The private Chinese refiners known as teapots, which account … .
China officially stopped importing Venezuelan crude for a period after US … purchases, with Venezuelan oil often being masked as bitumen mix, according to …
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US hits Chinese oil firms and tankers in stepped-up Venezuela sanctions push
01 Jan 2026 04:08 GMT
… intermediaries involved in Venezuela’s oil exports, the inclusion of Chinese … refiners—particularly privately owned “teapot” refiners—have remained key buyers of Venezuelan crude … , with shipments often relabelled as bitumen mix to bypass sanctions.
Strategic …
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Dubai to Host the Biggest Networking Event for Bitumen, Petrochemicals, Petroproducts & Logistics on 28th January 2026
31 Dec 2025 10:27 GMT
… business community across bitumen, petrochemicals, petroproducts, … bitumen, polymer-modified bitumen (PMB), crumb rubber modified bitumen (CRMB), bio-bitumen, emulsions, cutback bitumen … :
• Producers and refiners of bitumen, petrochemicals, and petroproducts …
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Trump’s plan to seize Venezuela and run it from Washington may be half baked, but it bodes ill for Alberta just the same
05 Jan 2026 08:47 GMT
… to flood those American refineries with cheap, heavy oil from Venezuela,” I … fetched by Alberta oil, especially low-quality oilsands bitumen. Given the size … source of heavy crude for U.S. refineries, then Canadian crude would not …