Imports of Russian crude to China are up 52.4% from last year For the second time this year, Russia supplied more crude oil to China than Saudi Arabia. Crude imports from Russia increased 53.4% year-over-year in April to reach 1.17 MMBOPD, topping the previous record of 1.13 MMBOPD in December, Reuters reported. April imports from Saudi Arabia fell 21.8% from
Chinese production continues to fall due to aging assets as demand grows Demand for crude oil at Chinese refineries continues to grow as the country’s aging oil properties slow production. Chinese production fell the most month-over-month since November 2011 in April, reports Bloomberg, down 3.2% from March. Meanwhile, the country’s refiners processed a record 10.93 MMBOPD of oil. The production
Wildfires burning out of control in Fort McMurray Fort McMurray, the heart of much of Canada’s heavy oil sands production, has been evacuated due to a wildfire burning out of control in and around the city. The evacuations have forced the oil sands operations in the surrounding area to lower production as works and their families flee to safety. Operators
While overall U.S. crude oil imports decline, the U.S. continues to increase imports of Canadian crude oil The total amount of crude oil imported into the U.S. has steadily declined since a peak in 2005 when imports averaged 10.1 MMBOPD, but trade of Canadian crude into the U.S. continues to grow. Canadian crude oil accounted for 43% of gross crude
U.S. posts trade surpluses with OPEC in 10 of the last 12 months as oil prices remain low; a U.S. surplus with OPEC has only happened three times in past 30 years Data released from the U.S. Census Bureau showed a record-setting trade surplus with OPEC for the month of February. Cheap oil, a strong dollar and slow growth abroad
With so much oil being produced in the U.S. and nowhere to store it, why are we still importing? Crude oil stocks continued to build last week to levels well above the five-year average as global oversupply persists. Production in both OPEC and non-OPEC countries is beginning to decline, according to information from the IEA, but demand still has not
U.S. remains a net exporter of coal, exporting 74.0 MMst in 2015 Flows of coal in and out of the United States showed a net decline in 2015, with coal exports falling 23% while imports remained relatively unchanged. The U.S. remained a net exporter, however, with 74.0 million short tons (MMst) of net outflows on the year. 2015 marked the
China net fuel exports down 76% month-over-month China’s net fuel product exports fell 76% in January from the final month of 2015 to 350,000 metric tons, the lowest level since June, according to Bloomberg. China’s net exports reached the seven-month low as refiners chose to sell more fuel at home after the government stopped cutting domestic prices. The government had
Supply from India, Russia and the UK Heading to the West Coast Gasoline prices in California has historically been among the highest in the United States, and the drop in supply after a refinery shutdown earlier this year is not helping. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports gasoline imports to California increased tenfold in the five months following a refinery
Exports of both crude oil and natural gas fell; imports of energy products increased The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $43.8 billion in June from $40.9 billion in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Exports decreased to $188.6 billion in June from $188.7 billion in May. Goods were $127.6 billion in June, down from
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