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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The December Issue of WPB Journal

The December Issue of WPB Journal

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Stricter Technical and Documentation Requirements in International Bitumen Trade

According to WPB, at the beginning of 2026, international trade flows of bitumen began to encounter a noticeably tighter administrative environment, ...

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Global Governance of Asphalt Following Its Formal Anchoring in European Chemical Regulation

According to WPB, At the opening of 2026, regulatory signals originating from European chemical governance began to resonate far beyond the continent...

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中国海关秩序下的全球沥青贸易

自2026年1月初起,中国海关主管部门实施的监管调整开始对东亚以外的国际大宗商品流动产生影响,其影响在中东...

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Global Bitumen Trade Under the Customs Order of China

According to WPB, From the first days of January 2026, regulatory adjustments implemented by China’s customs authorities began to influence interna...

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Middle East Bitumen Market Review 2025: Pricing Dynamics, Structural Drivers, and Outlook for 2026

The Middle East bitumen market in 2025 should be read as a year in which pricing was determined by layered fundamentals rather than by a single domin...

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Development of New Industrial Bitumen Formulations in Response to Emerging Environmental Regulations

According to WPB, the publication of recent peer-reviewed research on lignin-modified and organic bitumen at the very beginning of 2026 arrives at a ...

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Arrest of Venezuela Leader and Political Implications for Oil and Bitumen Trade

According to WPB, Nicolás Maduro was reportedly captured and removed from Venezuela on January 3, 2026 following a U.S. military operation, with U.S...

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Geopolitical Uncertainty Involving Iran Puts Bitumen Markets on Alert

According to WPB, Heightened risk of renewed confrontation involving Iran, as well as broader instability across the Middle East, matters to the glob...

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A Shipping Incident in the Baltic and Its Consequences for Maritime Security and the Bitumen Transport Chain

According to WPB, an incident in Northern Europe quickly moved beyond the boundaries of a regional maritime event and entered global discussions on s...

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Parameters determining bitumen in hot climates

According to WPB, At the beginning of 2026, the performance of bitumen in hot regions has become a matter of global relevance rather than a localized...

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The Bitumen Industry at the Threshold of Redefinition: Who Will Lead in 2026?

According to WPB, as 2026 begins, bitumen occupies a defined and deliberate position within global industrial and infrastructure planning. Across reg...

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2025: The Year Bitumen Shifted from an Industrial Input to a Contractual Exposure

According to WPB, the closing months of 2025 revealed a fundamental change in how bitumen was perceived, negotiated, and managed across global infras...

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An Examination of Oil Market Developments in the Persian Gulf at the End of 2025

According to WPB, In the final days of December 2025, developments in Persian Gulf financial and energy markets sent a clear signal to global infrast...

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Bitumen Trade Under Trump’s Energy Policy

According to WPB, the final days of December 2025 marked a notable inflection point in global energy politics as statements and actions attributed to...

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The role of bitumen in stabilizing and increasing the value of infrastructure assets

According to WPB, in global infrastructure economics, the conversation around asset value has increasingly moved beyond financial modeling toward the...

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The Gradual Shift of Oil from Fuel to Infrastructure

According to WPB, Recent global trends indicate that oil is gradually losing its dominance as a fuel while maintaining, and in some areas strengtheni...

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Long-Term Demand Trends for Polymer-Modified Bitumen and Its Industrial Transformation Through 2045

According to WPB, the evolution of polymer-modified bitumen consumption between 2025 and 2045 is expected to exert a measurable influence on infrastr...

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Bitumen Density Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks in Industrial Applications

According to WPB, Recent advances in predictive modeling of bitumen density are beginning to influence industrial practice far beyond laboratory sett...

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Analysis of North Sea Energy Policies at the Global Level

According to WPB, Developments in the North Sea hydrocarbon basin continue to exert a measurable influence on global energy-linked materials, includi...

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New EPA regulations against pollutants related to asphalt and bitumen

According to WPB, the regulatory framework introduced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency governing hazardous air pollutants from as...

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