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Asian Refiners Scoop Up US Crude
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Asian Refiners Scoop Up US Crude

Asian refiners are on course to nearly double their purchases of U.S. crude for September from a month earlier, a move that stands to squeeze domestic fuel makers at a time when Americans are already facing record high pump prices.

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Tariff spat sees Canadian shippers eye alternatives to US market

Tariff spat sees Canadian shippers eye alternatives to US market

Commercial relations between Canada and its southern neighbour have hit a new low, and logistics providers are seeing more clients trying to diversify from the US market. Trade negotiations broke down on Friday when the Canadians walked away, citing new US demands tabled at the last minute, as well as a litany of justifications Washington invoked to force Ottawa to make concessions. These range from fentanyl smuggling and Canadian dairy rules to ... The post Tariff spat sees Canadian shippers eye alternatives to US market appeared first on The Loadstar .

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Ukraine Hits Another Russian Refinery as Fuel Crunch Worsens
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Ukraine Hits Another Russian Refinery as Fuel Crunch Worsens

Ukraine continues to pound Russian refineries in nearly daily drone attacks that damage refining infrastructure, deepen the fuel crisis in Russia, and tighten global fuel markets. In the latest attack on Monday night, Ukrainian forces hit the 180,000-barrels-per-day Afipsky refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar. A fire broke out at the refinery as a result of the strike, the governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev, wrote in a post on Telegram on Tuesday. At least 10 homes were damaged in the Afipsky village and…

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KCC Second Quarter 2026 – Solid Q2 financials driven by strong markets and operations amidst geopolitical turmoil
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KCC Second Quarter 2026 – Solid Q2 financials driven by strong markets and operations amidst geopolitical turmoil

Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC”) reported EBITDA of USD 38.5 million and Profit after tax of USD 20.8 million for the second quarter of 2026, representing a strong improvement from the first quarter. Fleet average TCE earnings [1] increased by $4,350/day to $37,782/day from Q1 to Q2. This was supported by tighter, though very volatile, ...

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LNG Shipping: Pacific LNG Trade on the Rise

LNG Shipping: Pacific LNG Trade on the Rise

The LNG shipping market is witnessing the emergence of Mexico’s LNG export corridor, underlying the growing influence of the Pacific LNG trade. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “amid broader uncertainty in the LNG market, the outlook is being shaped by disruptions to Middle Eastern flows, an uncertain Qatari recovery, and Europe’s ...

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Diesel still ripping higher than the rest of the barrel; here’s why
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Diesel still ripping higher than the rest of the barrel; here’s why

Beyond looking out the windshield and seeing retail diesel prices that once again are rising, here are some key comparisons that a consumer dealing with those higher numbers should know. On February 27, the last day before military action began between Iran on one side and the U.S. and Israel on the other, the price of international crude benchmark Brent settled at $72.48/barrel on the CME commodity exchange. On the same day, ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) settled at $2.596/gallon. On Wednesday, Brent settled at $91.62/b. ULSD settled at $4.4523/g. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd:

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