OPEC raises U.S. oil supply outlook, sees lower demand for own crude

A steady rise in U.S. oil output will gather pace in the next five years, OPEC said on Sunday, predicting that demand for the producer group’s crude will decline despite a growing appetite for energy fed by global economic expansion. “Declining demand for OPEC crude is a result of strong non-OPEC...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/opec-raises-u-s-oil-supply-outlook-sees-lower-demand-for-own-crude/

Nigeria oil unions threaten nationwide strike over Chevron dispute

Nigeria’s two main oil unions have prepared their members for possible nationwide industrial action over a staffing dispute with Chevron, they said on Saturday. Nigeria, an OPEC member, is Africa’s largest oil producer and crude sales make up around two-thirds of government revenues in West...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nigeria-oil-unions-threaten-nationwide-strike-over-chevron-dispute/

LPG as a fuel for Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) – Approval in Principle granted

HHI has received an AiP during a presentation at Gastech – the leading exhibition and conference for the global gas, LNG and energy industries held 17-20 September in Barcelona, Spain – from LR for a VLGC design capable of using LPG as fuel. This development was the result of collaboration between...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/lpg-as-a-fuel-for-very-large-gas-carrier-vlgc-approval-in-principle-granted/

OPEC, allies overachieved on output cut by 600,000 bpd in August – Oman

OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers overachieved on pledged crude output cuts by 600,000 barrels per day in August, Oman’s oil minister Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Rumhy said on Saturday. The size of the cut was around 2.4 million bpd, Rumhy told reporters. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar;...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/opec-allies-overachieved-on-output-cut-by-600000-bpd-in-august-oman/

Mabanaft bunker fuel unit closes Singapore, Antwerp offices ahead of IMO 2020

German oil product trader Mabanaft’s marine fuel trading unit Bomin plans to close its Singapore and Antwerp, Belgium offices later this year, Bomin said. Bomin to operate only from Houston, Texas and Hamburg, Germany “The Bomin group is in a transformation and restructuring process and intense...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/mabanaft-bunker-fuel-unit-closes-singapore-antwerp-offices-ahead-of-imo-2020/