Asia Oil Policy News

Bullishness in the Asian HSFO market persisted during Thursday's session, with cracks hitting fresh highs and the paper curve steepening...

The US plans to impose a new 25% tariff on imports from the European Union, President Donald...

The global energy sector is unprepared for a complete transition away from fossil fuels, according to Masdar Chief Executive Officer...

The US State Department has called for the resumption of crude oil exports from northern Iraq to the Turkish port of...

The US wants to impose new fees and take other actions on Chinese players in the global maritime, logistics...

The European Union announced on Monday that it has suspended sanctions on Syria, potentially paving the way for additional supplies to enter a...

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Sunday it has reached agreement with federal capital Baghdad to restart crude exports...

Goldman Sachs expects US crude output to rise only slightly despite Donald Trump's threat of import tariffs as domestic refiners will...

OPEC+ appears poised to postpone its planned production increases, according to analysis released Friday by ANZ Research, as members...

Russia has extended gasoline export permits for refiners until 31 August, maintaining exemptions for producers despite earlier discussions...

Italian prosecutors have launched a terrorism investigation into explosions that have struck oil tankers carrying Russian crude, as a series...

Structure at the front of the Singapore HSFO 380 CST paper curve firmed further during Thursday's window as the M1/M2 spread hit its widest...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Russia's President have held talks this week in a call that is likely to have a strong bearing on the next...

The faltering economic recovery in China is expected to limit refined oil product exports for the rest of 2025 as tight government budgets have already seen...

Japan is pushing for refinery modernisation and a broader crude import portfolio as part of its latest energy strategy published Tuesday...

Russia's Energy Ministry is seeking to extend gasoline export exemptions for refiners until August, contradicting earlier calls for...

OPEC+ is considering a further postponement in planned production increases, according to Bloomberg, although Russia said...

The resumption of oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq moved a step closer Monday, after clearing a number of legal...

A Ukrainian drone attack hit a key pumping station on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) network overnight, reducing crude flows...

US President Donald Trump has directed officials to draft a sweeping set of reciprocal tariffs targeting countries that impose duties...