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BusinessFuel

Oil Traders May Find Profit at Sea Again as Prices Sink

As crude prices continue to get dragged down by a global glut that shows no signs of abating, oil traders may find some profit by going to sea.

, November 2, 2016
BusinessFuel

US Crude Oil Stockpiles Drop Unexpectedly

Nationwide crude stockpiles fell 553,000 barrels in mid-October, according to the Energy Information Administration.

October 26, 2016
BusinessFuel

OPEC Agrees to Cut Oil Production; Pump Prices Likely to Rise

OPEC agreed to cut production for the first time in eight years, according to a delegate briefed on the matter, sending oil prices more than 6% higher as Saudi Arabia and Iran wrong-footed traders who expected a continuation of the pump-at-will policy the group adopted in 2014.

September 28, 2016
BusinessFuel

Chevron Unveils Lineup of New CK-4, FA-4 Oils

Chevron Products Co., a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., has introduced its new line of Delo 400 API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy duty motor oils coming Dec. 1. 

August 29, 2016
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFuel

Exxon to Introduce New Engine Oils on Website

ExxonMobil said it will introduce the new product line and details of its Mobil Delvac-branded CK-4 and FA-4 commercial vehicle engine oils on its website, mobildelvac.com on Sept. 20.

August 26, 2016
BusinessFuel

Trains, Trucks and Two Tankers Involved in Perhaps Most Logistically Complex US Oil Trade Yet

Mercuria Energy Group has engineered perhaps the most logistically complex trade yet to export U.S. oil since a four-decade ban on sales was lifted.

, , , August 25, 2016
BusinessFuel

Oil Extends Decline After Unexpected US Crude Stockpile Gain

Oil extended its decline after a government report showed that U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week.

August 24, 2016
BusinessFuel

OPEC Plans Informal in September, Sees Oil Dip as Temporary

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will hold informal talks at a conference in Algiers, Algeria, next month and considers the recent decline in oil prices temporary, the group’s president said Aug. 8.

August 8, 2016
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Shell Rotella Unveils New Engine Oil Lineup

WASHINGTON — Shell Rotella has unveiled its new lineup of lubricating oils, products designed to maintain the hotter-burning diesel engines coming in January 2017 and beyond.

July 25, 2016
BusinessFuel

Oil Drops to Two-Month Low Amid Ample US Supply, Rising Dollar

Oil dropped to the lowest close in more than two months as the United States heads to the end of the summer-driving season with ample inventories.

July 22, 2016