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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The September 2026 Issue of WPB Journal

The September 2026 Issue of WPB Journal

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China Suspends October Fuel Exports, Tightening Supply to Singapore, Malaysia and Australia

According to WPB, Chinese refiners have suspended exports of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to destinations outside Hong Kong and Macau at the start o...

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UAE Lifts September Ban on Listed Vessels, Restores Previous Port Entry Procedures

According to WPB, the United Arab Emirates has cancelled a September maritime circular that prohibited a specified list of vessels from entering UAE ...

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Global Bitumen Prices September 2026 | Latest Bitumen Price Update

Latest global bitumen prices for the last week of September 2026, including Iran bitumen price, India bitumen price, China bitumen price, Singapore b...

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Red Sea War-Risk Premiums Triple to 3% at Yanbu as Saudi Tanker Route Faces New Cost Barrier

According to WPB, Saudi Arabia’s attempt to restore the Red Sea as a major alternative to the Strait of Hormuz is facing a new cost barrier as quot...

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Dutch Technology Turns Wet Organic Waste Into Bio-Bitumen for Asphalt Production

According to WPB, a Dutch cleantech developer is preparing to move a hydrothermal process that converts wet organic waste into bio-bitumen toward wid...

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Fully Electric Highway-Class Asphalt Paver Lays 240 Tons in UK Trial Without Recharging

According to WPB, a fully electric highway-class asphalt paver has completed a live road resurfacing operation in the United Kingdom, placing 240.32 ...

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Dangote Launches $16 Billion Kenya Refinery Project as Bitumen Enters Lamu Downstream Plan

According to WPB, Dangote is moving its $16 billion East Africa refinery project in Lamu, Kenya, into its formal construction-launch phase, with a pl...

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WPB Releases Global Bitumen Market Analysis: Asia Leads Price Upside as Freight and Hormuz Risks Reshape Trade

WPB publishes its latest global bitumen market analysis for late September 2026, covering global bitumen prices, price forecasts, Hormuz risk, freigh...

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HAMM Brings Real-Time Asphalt Density Into Automated Compaction as Field Use Expands in Germany

According to WPB, German roller manufacturer HAMM is moving asphalt compaction toward a more automated form of quality control by using real-time asp...

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Saudi Arabia Resumes Yanbu Crude Exports as East–West Pipeline Reaches 3.5 Million Bpd

According to WPB, Saudi Arabia has resumed crude-oil loadings from the Red Sea port of Yanbu after partial repairs to the damaged East–West Pipelin...

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Sri Lanka Seeks 10,000 Tons of 60/70 Bitumen for October-November Deliveries

According to WPB, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has returned to the international bitumen market for two supplies of penetra...

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Gulf of Oman STS Network Hits Capacity as Saudi Oil Diversions Crowd Alternative Export Route

According to WPB, ship-to-ship oil transfer operations in the Gulf of Oman have reached their practical capacity limits after a sharp increase in Sau...

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3D Asphalt Texture Modeling: A Step Toward Digital Pavement Design

According to the World of Petroleum and Bitumen Journal, a new research framework has brought asphalt pavement surface texture design one step closer...

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India Tests Waste Plastic Modified Bitumen on NH-44: Could It Change Future Road Binder Demand?

According to WPB, India has taken a new step toward incorporating recycled plastic directly into road binders, with a pilot test section on National ...

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German Bitumen Output Falls 16% to 1.17 Million Tons as Heavy Crude Shortage Tightens Supply

According to WPB, German bitumen production fell by around 16% year on year to approximately 1.17 million metric tons in the first half of 2026, with...

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Hormuz Crude Exports Reach 33.7 Million Barrels as Daily Flow Hits Highest Since Early July

According to WPB, crude oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz reached 33.7 million barrels from September 20 through the latest tracking update on...

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Iraq Offers 2 Million Barrels of Basrah Heavy via Oman STS as Delivery Shifts Outside Hormuz

According to WPB, Iraq has launched a prompt tender for 2 million barrels of Basrah Heavy crude to be delivered through a ship-to-ship transfer near ...

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Standard Bitumen Aging Tests May Underestimate UV Damage, New Study Finds

According to WPB, new research suggests that one of the most widely used laboratory approaches for simulating long-term bitumen aging may underestima...

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Middle East VG30 and VG40 Bitumen Move Toward Daily FOB Benchmarks

According to WPB, the Middle East bitumen market is moving closer to having dedicated daily FOB price references for bulk VG30 and VG40, a step that ...

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Kazakhstan’s CASPI BITUM Raises Road Bitumen Output Nearly 50% as Shipments Surge

According to WPB, Kazakhstan’s CASPI BITUM has sharply increased both production and deliveries of road bitumen in 2026, providing one of the clear...

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