Category: Oil & Petrochemicals
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South Korea Protects Its Petrochemical Industry
South Korea protects domestic naphtha supplies as global competition for petrochemical feedstocks intensifies amid disruptions.
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Petrochemical Winners of the Iran War
War-driven supply disruptions reshuffled petrochemical fortunes, boosting Western producers’ margins while Middle Eastern competitors struggled with production and logistics.
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War Hits Arab Petrochemical Giants
Middle Eastern petrochemical producers took a direct hit from the regional war. Saudi Arabia’s SABIC saw operating income fall 27%,…
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Japan Resonac Dumps Petrochemicals on Shareholders
Resonac separates its petrochemicals operations, handing control of Crasus to shareholders as the Japanese group shifts towards higher-value businesses.
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Saudi Arabia Abandons Europe’s Chemical Recycling Ship
SABIC’s European exit and Plastic Energy’s collapse expose growing cracks in Europe’s chemical recycling ambitions as German investors take over.
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PetroChina Bets on Petrochemicals
PetroChina accelerates its petrochemical and advanced-materials expansion as declining transport-fuel demand reshapes China’s oil refining and chemicals industry.
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Trump Strikes World’s Biggest Oil Deal
A landmark US-Venezuela oil agreement gives American interests majority control over 65 billion barrels while promising investment and increased production.
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Refinery Attacks Cut Russian Gasoline Supply by 30%
Russia’s Fuel Crisis Adds Pressure to Fragile Global Market
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US Wants 100-Year Deal on Venezuelan Oil
Washington is considering a century-long arrangement granting US companies access to Venezuelan oil fields as investment and production plans accelerate.
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Global Supply Disruptions Rescue German Chemicals
German chemical producers see improving demand and sentiment, but weak capacity utilisation and global uncertainty continue to cloud the sector’s…
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15 Dead at SIBUR–Sinopec Gas Chemical Complex
A deadly fire at the massive SIBUR–Sinopec petrochemical complex highlights the human risks behind expanding global plastics production capacity.
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EU Still Needs Russian Oil & Gas
Geopolitical instability is narrowing Europe’s energy options just as winter approaches, exposing the consequences of increasingly fragile supply routes.
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Sinopec Resets Strategy Amid Petrochemical Overcapacity
China’s Sinopec is reshaping its strategy as petrochemical overcapacity, weaker fuel demand and shrinking margins challenge the traditional refining and…
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Indonesia Plans New Refinery and Petrochemical Complex
Indonesia is moving ahead with plans for a nearly $6 billion refinery and petrochemical complex in North Kalimantan.
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How Trump Keeps America the World’s Oil Master
Trump is turning America’s oil dominance into economic and geopolitical power, challenging Europe’s perception of him as an unpredictable leader.
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Taiwan Turns to America for Its Petrochemical Feedstocks
Taiwan turns to U.S. petrochemical feedstocks as Middle Eastern disruptions expose its dependence on Gulf supplies.
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Japan Changes Its Oil Strategy
Japan is reshaping its oil strategy, diversifying crude and naphtha supplies while protecting the domestic refining and petrochemical industries from…
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Shell to sell European Chemicals Business
Shell considers selling its European and US chemical assets as weak margins, high costs and declining competitiveness reshape the future…
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Joe Biden Appointed EU Special Envoy for Oil and Gas
Joe Biden has been appointed EU Special Envoy for Oil and Gas
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Massive Oil Spills Spread Across the Persian Gulf
Major oil spills are spreading across waters near Iran and Oman, adding an environmental crisis to an already volatile region.…
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Lukoil Romanian Refinery Enters Insolvency
Lukoil’s Petrotel refinery in Ploiești, Romania, is entering insolvency, as international sanctions continue to weigh on the Russian group’s European…
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US Refineries cash in While Europe Shuts Down
U.S. refineries are running close to full capacity and cashing in on exceptionally strong refining margins, while Europe continues to…
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Sinopec Looks Beyond the Gulf for Crude Oil
China’s Sinopec is moving to diversify its crude oil supplies as conflict in the Middle East exposes the risks of…
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Is TotalEnergies Becoming Overexposed to Renewables?
TotalEnergies is increasingly exposed to renewable electricity, raising questions about whether the French energy major is allocating too much capital…
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Shell Sells European Renewables — and It Makes Perfect Sense
Shell has agreed to sell its European onshore renewables business to TotalEnergies as the British energy major continues to reshape…
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Shell sells US chemical business
Shell is considering the sale of its US chemicals portfolio as part of a broader effort to reduce exposure to…
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Norway Refuses to Run Its Energy Policy From the Berlaymont Cafeteria
Norway has delivered an inconvenient message to Brussels: it intends to keep looking for oil and gas in the Arctic,…
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US Builds the Next Oil Route While Europe Destroys the Old One
Sometimes the difference between American and European strategic thinking can be summed up in a pipeline.
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The Albanian oil scandal
Albania produces oil. So why are Albanians paying more than €2 a litre at the pump—and where does the country’s…
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China’s Fuel Export Strategy Gains Speed
China Reinforces Its Position as Asia’s Refining Powerhouse
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European Oil Companies Continue to Outperform Chemical Industry
European oil companies continue to thrive, while the continent’s chemical industry faces mounting challenges. A look at how different policy…
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Trump blasts Exxon, Chevron for making ‘too much money,’ demands lower gasoline prices
Trump Tells Big Oil to Cut Gasoline Prices, Singles Out Chevron CEO
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Germany Needs an Oil Champion
Did Germany make a strategic mistake by never building a global oil and gas champion? This article explores the history…
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Is the World’s Biggest Cartel Hiding in Plain Sight?
How Does an Oil Cartel Fit Into a Free Trade Environment?
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How China Took One for the Team to Keep Oil Markets Stable
China’s Lower Oil Imports Helped Stabilize the Global Market
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India Signals a New Era in Global Crude Procurement
India’s state-owned Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) has become the country’s first refiner to formally instruct crude oil suppliers…
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Ursula von der Leyen Explains EU’s Relationship with OPEC
Exclusive Interview with Bioplastics News: Ursula von der Leyen Explains Europe’s Relationship with OPEC
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US and OPEC: A Relationship of Contradictions
For decades, the United States has criticized OPEC for coordinating oil production and influencing global prices, arguing that free markets—not…
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ENI acting responsibly in Mozambique
Not every story about the oil industry has to be a negative one. When an energy company promotes policies that…
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The Shell tax files
How Does Shell Pay No Corporate Income Tax in the Netherlands?
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Chinese insights on whether oil is a fossil ressource
One of the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the fossil oil industry is the claim that oil isn’t a fossil…
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Exxon warns for increasing oil prices
Exxon warns oil inventories will hit dangerously low levels in weeks, forcing prices to shoot higher
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An Essay in US oil Diplomacy
This essay examines U.S. oil diplomacy in the current context of tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, exploring how energy…
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ENI strategy update
ENI strategy update
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Belgian Green Leader is against oil companies and wants a Trump Tax
New Belgian Green Leader is anti oil companies and wants a Trump Tax.
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Trump says he wants Iran oil
Trump says wants to take Iran’s oil.
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TotalEnergies CEO causes oil market crash
Watch the clip Satirical Note Relax, it’s a joke. In the middle of the ongoing energy crisis — fueled by…
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BlackRock CEO warns of global recession if oil price hits $150
Personal Remarks A spike to $300 per barrel would trigger an immediate and total collapse of the EU. Europe is…
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Oil wealth: Saudi Arabia vs Australia
How Oil-Rich Western Countries Failed Their Own Citizens
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Greenland given to Trump if oil prices rises
Let’s play a completely hypothetical (and definitely not alarming) game: what would it take for Europe to hand over Greenland…
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Japan selects US as primary oil and energy supplier
Japan recently solidified its energy security by signing $56 billion in deals with the U.S. for oil, gas, and LNG. Finalized at the…
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Oil wealth: US vs Saudi Arabia (Video)
Unfortunately, my American friends didn’t quite get the oil wealth distribution right. I mean, even the Arabs did it better…
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Qatar’s Superior Redistribution Framework
Yes, Qatar redistributes its oil and natural gas wealth to its citizens, which has resulted in one of the highest…
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Energy Secretary Addresses US–Venezuelan Oil Relationship
I appreciate the transparency of U.S. policy. They don’t wrap it in moralistic rhetoric or claims of superiority like we…
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Streetwise Strategies in US Imperial Oil Hegemony
While the European Union is attempting to phase crude oil out of its energy equation in favor of Green Deal–aligned…
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Iraq (Basra) oil infrastructure destroyed (Video)
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Major Iranian oil depots and refinery destroyed (Videos)
The attacks spark large fires as they hit four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran…
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Greenpeace protest against ENI sponsorship Olympic Games
Personal Opinion It’s better to have an oil company sponsoring the Olympic Games than a junk food producer. It was…
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The ENI-Ambrosiano Scandal
I have long been intrigued by the geopolitical influence of oil companies. While I once assumed that nationalization was superior…
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Which oil companies are the least responsible?
Dear ChatGPT, Which oil companies are the least responsible? i’ve copy pasted the answer wthout edit.
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Indonesia brings fossil-fuel lobbyists into its COP30 delegation
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The Rockefeller ‘Fossil’ Oil Conspiracy (Video)
The Rockefeller lie perdured until today and still the lie hasn’t been corrected officially. It’s remarkable that our society has…
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California may file more plastics recycling lawsuits
https://www.reuters.com/world/california-looking-more-trump-plastics-lawsuits-attorney-general-bonta-says-2025-09-24
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Did ENI write the speech of Italian PM Meloni?
Greenpeace replied to my emails and from what I understood: ENI wrote the speech of Italian Prime Minister Meloni at…
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Will ENI profiteer from the Gaza conflict?
The following particular sensitive information was brought to my attention. This is a FREE article.
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ENI to increase collaboration with the US
Google translation (ANSA) – ROME, SEPTEMBER 12 – During a series of meetings, U.S. Ambassador Tilman Fertitta, U.S. Secretary of…
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Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of oil and gas majors
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09450-9
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ENI launched a new company to manage its oilfield chemicals business
ENI is preparing to get rid of Versalis by peeling off profitable assets
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Most Countries in the World Were Ready for a Historic Plastic Agreement. Oil Giants Killed It
https://www.zmescience.com/science/most-countries-in-the-world-were-ready-for-a-historic-plastic-agreement-oil-giants-killed-it
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Trump administration tells oil and biofuels groups to hash out new biofuel policy
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The Amazon rainforest’s fossil fuel rush
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NGOs complain about fossil ads to OECD
What about human rights abuses on palm oil plantations? What about human rights abuses in China with the solar panels?
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Top 12 countries by fossil fuel consumption – coal, oil & gas – in 2023 (InfoGraph)
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Big Oil “dancing for joy” over Treaty talks collapse (Oceanographic)
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Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
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COP needs to curb on fossil fuel lobbying
That’s hypocrisy … what it should say: COP needs to curb on industry lobbying. Since when has the UN become…
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Court rules that Shell doesn’t have to reduce CO2 emissions
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TotalEnergies uses Mozambique army to kill, rape and torture local population
When TotalEnergies is not busy contaminating our food chain with polylactic acid, or toppling an African government … they usually…
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Report says media comfortable forming partnerships with anti-plastic climate activists
I’m not convinced as the cited NGOs are linked and funded by the Rockefeller family. The Rockefeller patriarch was involved…
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Crude oil prices analysis 1960-2024 (FREE)
A few reflections on the impact of crude role prices on society. This is a FREE article.
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Big Oil claims chemical recycling is the future of plastic. It’s pure delusion
Big Oil claims chemical recycling is the future of plastic. It’s pure delusion — The bioplastic industry was built on…
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Fossil fuel ads work on you too – here’s how
Fossil fuel ads work on you too – here’s how
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Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal
Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal
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Why the oil and chemical lobby is taking aim at New York’s plastic waste bill
The bill’s passage could be pivotal in the fight to rein in plastics, and the industry knows it.
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TotalEnergies starts new legal procedure against Greenpeace
Greenpeace claims that TotalEnergies is lying about its real carbon and GHG footprint. Imagine if, somewhere down the line, Greenpeace…
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Just stop Oil activists are convicted of aggravated trespass
Three Just Stop Oil activists were convicted in the UK.
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NGOs call to boycott marketing agencies working for big polluters
Non-profit calls on investors to divest from advertising agencies working for polluting clients
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Big Oil lied about plastic recycling, too, and must be held accountable (Report)
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
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Hedge Funds tells BP to stop investments in renewables
Hedge Funds tells BP to stop investments in renewables
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Gaza and the Fossil Connections
Depending on how you look at history, it is possible to explain the current situation from an oil and gas…
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Chevron media battle for the Amazon rainforest
Impressive what Chevron is pulling out of their pocket to win the media battle. This must be a first one.
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Oil climate coalition reports higher green spend, lower methane emissions
As CEOs of OGCI’s member companies, we support the goals of the Paris Agreement, limiting global warming to well below…
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Interview with the oil man tasked with saving the planet (The Guardian)
When Cop28 starts next month, Sultan Al Jaber will be front and centre. He is the United Arab Emirates’ choice…
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G20 stops short of fossil fuel phase out as ‘dark cloud’ looms
G20 countries set a goal of tripling renewable energy but fall short of ambition needed to limit global warming to…
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BP CEO Resigns After Sex Scandal
BP CEO was sleeping with his colleagues and had to resign.
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What’s in the fine print of COP28 oil executive president Al Jaber’s climate action plan?
The agenda’s wording hints at what the UAE presidency regards as an “ambitious outcome” for the end-of-the-year climate summit –…
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COP28 is turning into a Farce Says The Guardian
‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails
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NL Prime Minister Lobbied for Shell to get EU Subsidies (FREE)
Rutte interfered to help Shell get €150 million subsidy for hydrogen power site: report
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Shell Polymers Trends Report 2023
Each year, Shell Polymers releases a report to help product development and procurement teams (or anyone looking for the latest…
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Shell AGM Interrupted by Activists
Chaos at Shell AGM as climate protesters sing ‘Go to Hell, Shell’! — Probably one of the better climate protests…
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