Asia Oil Policy News
18 Feb 2025
Russia's Energy Ministry is seeking to extend gasoline export exemptions for refiners until August, contradicting earlier calls for...
18 Feb 2025
OPEC+ is considering a further postponement in planned production increases, according to Bloomberg, although Russia said...
17 Feb 2025
The resumption of oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq moved a step closer Monday, after clearing a number of legal...
17 Feb 2025
A Ukrainian drone attack hit a key pumping station on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) network overnight, reducing crude flows...
14 Feb 2025
US President Donald Trump has directed officials to draft a sweeping set of reciprocal tariffs targeting countries that impose duties...
14 Feb 2025
A potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could weigh on oil prices by shortening tanker routes, easing sanctions-driven...
14 Feb 2025
Beijing is on track to remove consumption tax rebates for local refiners using heavy fuel oil as a feedstock in the latest round of shakeups that could further...
13 Feb 2025
Oil prices fell for a second session on Thursday as markets reacted to US President Donald Trump's announcement that Washington and Moscow...
12 Feb 2025
India's LNG imports are poised for further growth as the country ramps up infrastructure and cements natural gas as a pillar of its...
11 Feb 2025
India is open to buying more Venezuelan crude oil for its booming refining sector and is in discussions to get further deals over the...
11 Feb 2025
Asian fuel oil prices continued to trade higher than Brent crude during Tuesday's session as the market continues to price in the impact...
10 Feb 2025
Japan is interested in importing ammonia and bioethanol from the USA, in addition to LNG, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday at his press conference with President Trump...
10 Feb 2025
Singapore gasoline cracks hit their highest levels since May during trade at the start of the week as expectations of lower exports out of...
6 Feb 2025
South Korea will extend its tax cuts for gasoline, diesel and LPG for three more months as the country's inflation continue to creep higher, the acting president Choi Sang-mok announced...
5 Feb 2025
Goldman Sachs expects that China's retaliatory sanctions aimed at US goods will have a limited impact, causing only shipments to...
5 Feb 2025
US President Donald Trump has signed off on legislation aimed at restoring "maximum pressure" on Iran, which are set to impact oil...
4 Feb 2025
The International Maritime Organization has agreed to a draft circular for the carriage of up to 30% marine biofuels blend by conventional...
4 Feb 2025
China will impose tariffs on a range of US exports, including crude oil and liquefied natural gas, escalating trade tensions following new US...
3 Feb 2025
Iraq's parliament has approved legislation that could open the way for a resumption of exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region...
3 Feb 2025
The OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) has not recommended any immediate changes to the producer alliance's current...