Russia will divert oil supplies from Kazakhstan previously intended for Germany via the Druzhba pipeline to other routes starting from May 1, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday.
China has multiple sources of energy imports and it has prepared well for a sustained period of high oil prices. Unlike America.
Germany has been informed that Russia will stop the supply of Kazakh crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, forcing one of its biggest refineries to make up for that gap from elsewhere.
Japan Petroleum Exploration said on Wednesday it plans to quadruple its oil and gas output over the next decade, investing 1.16 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) in exploration and production, mainly in the United States.
Brent crude was back below $100 a barrel as President Donald Trump extended the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran.
WTI oil struggles under $92 resistance as Middle East tensions balance against domestic supply. Will the downward channel break or send prices back toward $85?
Ukraine has told Hungarian oil group MOL that deliveries of Russian crude will resume through the Druzhba pipeline, MOL said on Wednesday, potentially allowing Budapest to unblock a 90 billion euro ($105.79 billion) loan for Kyiv.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused the biggest oil supply disruption on record by daily output lost, though at least one earlier shock had a greater cumulative impact, according to Reuters calculations based on International Energy Agency and U.S. Department of Energy data.
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as uncertainty lingered over the trajectory of the U.S.–Iran conflict. The moves come after Trump said the U.S. would prolong its temporary truce with Iran beyond the previously set deadline.
Oil rose in early trade on prospects that the Strait of Hormuz might stay effectively closed.
Yields rose, though the Kevin Warsh hearing didn't move markets much.
Primary oil processing at Russia's Rosneft-operated Novokuibyshevsk refinery has been halted since April 18 after a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said.