Refining & Markets
Latest Brief · Sep 08
Brent nears $100 on Mideast attacks; diesel supply stays tight into winter
Brent crude rose to $97.85, its highest in six weeks, and briefly touched $99.46 before easing. The move traces back to fighting in the Middle East that keeps eroding hope of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to normal traffic.…
Weekly Brief · Sep 07
Diesel hits record as Ukraine strikes Russian refineries; WTI climbs to $92 after U.S. tankers strike
Diesel is at a record, and the Energy Secretary is pointing at Ukraine's drones over Russian refineries as the reason. For anyone hauling freight or selling fuel off a rack, diesel is the price to watch this week, not crude.
Refining & Markets, the wire
- OPEC oil output falls 900,000 bpd in August
- Chevron to Double Venezuela Rig Count in $7 Billion Oil Push OilPrice.com
- Higher crude oil costs push gas prices up kxly.com
- Saudi Oil Refinery - Journal-News.com
- Saudi Oil Refinery - GazetteXtra
- Saudi Oil Refinery - guardonline.com
- Saudi Oil Refinery - Goshen News
- OPEC Output Drops in August as Saudi Exports Fall Briefs Finance
- Brent crude oil prices on cusp of $100 a barrel as experts warn interest rates could stay higher for longer This is Money
- Oil futures: Crude higher amid escalation fears, attacks on Saudi Quantum Commodity Intelligence
- Houthi Strikes Push Brent to $99 as Refinery Limits Support Diesel Margins Crux Investor
- Propane inventories fall as summer ends LP Gas Magazine
- Drones attack Saratov refinery: fire breaks out in city ukranews.com
- Oil Prices Are Once Again on the Brink of $100 OilPrice.com
- Saudi Arabia halts energy operations after Houthi attacks World Oil
- Oil nears $100 a barrel as Middle East tensions fuel inflation fears ahead of interest-rate decision New York Post
- $100 Brent Looms as China’s Oil Buying Rebounds OilPrice.com
- Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US as Iran war, refinery issues continue The Norfolk Daily News
- OPEC Output Slumps as Conflict Curbs Saudi Flows, Survey Shows Bloomberg.com
- Oil Prices Rise Following Saudi Attacks and Growing Diesel Supply Risks Mansfield Energy Market News
- Petroecuador opens tender to rebuild 379,000b of refinery storage BNamericas
- Oil prices hit highest level in 6 weeks on war flare-ups Transport Topics
- Gulf Producers Find Workarounds As Hormuz Tensions Persist OilPrice.com
- View / Leaving OPEC won’t give Venezuela its oil back Semafor
- Gas prices hold steady at $4.15 per gallon amid global conflicts and refinery strain WBAL-TV
- Oil futures: Crude extends rally amid escalation fears, attacks on Saudi Quantum Commodity Intelligence
- Ukrainian drones reportedly hit Russian oil refinery, sparking fire TVP World
- The OPEC Plus - INSIGHTS IAS
- Oil Prices Near $100 After Aramco Refinery Hit by Houthi Strikes barrons.com
- Ukraine Hits Saratov Refinery Again as Russian Fuel Crisis Deepens Kyiv Post
- Fuel prices hit record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War, refinery issues djournal.com
- ‘Opec on the demand side’: China's import cuts helping balance oil markets, analysts say Upstream Online
- KMG International modernizes Petromidia refinery, boosting storage capacity by 20% Qazinform
- Ukrainian Drones Target Saratov Oil Refinery Processing 4.8 Million Tons of Crude Annually UNITED24 Media
- Drones attack Russia's oldest oil refinery as fire erupts in Saratov RBC-Ukraine
- Global Diesel Supply Crunch Is Set to Last Through Winter OilPrice.com
- Crude Oil Futures Rise Amid Positive Global Trends Rediff MoneyWiz
- Brent Crude Approaches $99 as US Oil Tops $94 for First Time in Three Months Kurdistan24
- Ukraine strikes the Saratov oil refinery 1News.az
- Videos capture massive fires at Saratov oil refinery following drone strike english.nv.ua
- Biodiesel Market to Reach USD 101.35 Billion by 2035, Driven by Blend Mandates and Refinery Conversions EIN News
- International Oil Prices Jump Intraday as WTI Tops $93, Brent Breaks Above $98 bloomingbit
- Drones attack Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia overnight ukrinform.net
- Drones Reportedly Attack Russia’s Saratov Oil Refinery, Damage and Casualties Remain Unclear
- Russia was attacked by drones at night: a refinery caught fire in Saratov, explosions thundered near Engels
- Drones attacked the Saratov oil refinery: a fire broke out near the plant UkrMedia News
- Oil Prices Climb Toward $100 as Middle East Peace Hopes Fade OilPrice.com
- New Bacillus cereus strain from refinery sludge shows ethanol production and stress tolerance Bioengineer.org
Refining is where crude becomes fuel, and its economics ripple straight to the rack and the pump. This section follows crude benchmarks, refinery runs, and the crack spread that signals how hard refiners will run.