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Indonesia to ban palm oil waste exports to drive energy independence
02 Feb 2026 11:02 GMT
… Indonesia will ban the export of palm oil waste, including used cooking … expressed interest in Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO), underscoring its strategic … leading producers of aviation fuel.
“Most importantly, palm oil allows us to …
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Kuwait’s Fuel Oil Exports Surge After Al-Zour Refinery Restart
02 Feb 2026 12:14 GMT
… crude oil exporters, which also vies to be a major fuel oil exporter … operated by Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC). … grass-root refinery with 615,000 barrels per day … fuel oil (VLSFO) and high-sulfur fuel oil (HSFO), primarily used as fuels …
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China’s Cheap Oil Strategy Is Becoming a Geopolitical Liability
02 Feb 2026 08:51 GMT
… 11.1 million barrels of crude oil per day (b … smaller refineries, known as teapots, purchase crude oil at discount … petrochemical feedstock for fertilizers, textiles, plastics, and lubricants, and fuel oil … Iran could disrupt exports of crude oil to China and …
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Venezuela’s Oil, Chavismo, And Political Turmoil: Power, Poverty, And Global Stakes
02 Feb 2026 11:03 GMT
… policy known as the Apertura Petrolera (oil opening) to mobilise foreign investment … forces that wanted to keep OPEC neutralised. In view of the … least 70% of their petroleum export mix always comprised crude oil only, leaving limited …
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Venezuela marks first LPG export shipment
02 Feb 2026 10:17 GMT
… that the country has exported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) abroad … proven crude oil
reserves, according to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC+), … with an estimated 303.8 billion barrels, …
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Bulgaria’s Fuel Market Stable, but Gray Sector and Export Ban Raise Concerns
02 Feb 2026 11:37 GMT
… around $ 70 per barrel before dropping back … in crude or fuel costs,” he said.
Global oil supply … continues to outpace consumption. Despite OPEC … refineries are operating at optimal capacity, but the inability to export …
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OPEC+ to Keep Oil Output Policy Unchanged for March
02 Feb 2026 09:40 GMT
… Oman—reaffirmed their commitment to oil market stability, based on … of the 2.2 million barrels per day announced in … for next March 1.
Crude prices hit six-month highs … recent months.
OPEC+ includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, plus …
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Magnetic revolution: Iran’s nano-solutions driving cleaner and greener oil industry
02 Feb 2026 11:42 GMT
… of sustainable petroleum technology.
The problem of water in oil
Crude oil extracted … and processing equipment, poison costly refinery catalysts, increase transportation costs … chemicals, and opens potential export markets for high-value nanotechnologies …
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Venezuela exports liquefied petroleum gas for first time
02 Feb 2026 08:38 GMT
… liquefied petroleum gas, marking the country’s first export of the fuel. … cargo of liquefied [associated] petroleum gas, has left Venezuela,” … and expressed confidence that exporting liquefied gas will help … houses were preparing to export Venezuelan LPG as part …
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The Cabinet of Ministers lifted the ban on gasoline exports for manufacturers
02 Feb 2026 08:56 GMT
… ban on the export of gasoline, diesel and other fuels until July … not apply to producers of petroleum products, which will prevent the … overstocking the production capacities of oil companies, the Cabinet of Ministers … situation in the domestic fuel market.