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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The November Issue (part 2) of WPB Journal

The November Issue (part 2) of WPB Journal

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Authorities Launch Regulatory Review After Fuel Incident in Nishinomiya, Japan

According to WPB, Regulatory actions initiated in Nishinomiya in mid-December 2025 have triggered a wider policy discussion that extends well beyond ...

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New regulations in Italy bring bitumen use in government road projects under legal scrutiny

According to WPB, Regulatory measures issued from Rome in December 2025 are drawing attention well beyond Italy because they engage directly with a m...

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Madrid, Spain — From Roads to Regulation: Bitumen Enters Spain’s Public Policy Agenda

According to WPB, in mid-December 2025, a procurement notice released by TRAGSA, Spain’s state-owned infrastructure and environmental management gr...

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Russia’s Oil Revenue Slips as Bitumen Exports Face Tighter Conditions

According to WPB, In December 2025, the sharp contraction in Russia’s oil and gas revenues began to exert measurable influence on global heavy petr...

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Global Bitumen Trade Faces Strategic Realignment as Export and Sourcing Models Shift

According to WPB, in late 2025, a growing body of trade activity, procurement behavior, and infrastructure planning data indicates that the global bi...

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Why Asian Countries Are Moving Away from Traditional Bitumen Suppliers

According to WPB, recent developments across Asian infrastructure and construction markets indicate a gradual but meaningful reassessment of how bitu...

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Security Developments and Expanding Port Congestion Present New Obstacles for the Global Bitumen Trade

According to WPB, Global bitumen logistics has entered a period of unusual instability as a result of simultaneous security disruptions on major mari...

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Caracas, Venezuela — A U.S. Operation That Halted a Heavy Crude Shipment Has Raised Concerns Over Bitumen Feedstock Availability in Multiple Regions

According to WPB, on 10 December 2025, the United States moved to seize a very large crude carrier transporting Venezuelan oil in waters near the Car...

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How Global Oil Market Movements in the Second Week of December 2025 Influenced Bitumen Pricing Across Key Regions

According to WPB, during the second week of December 2025, the global oil market experienced a combination of pricing adjustments, sentiment shifts, ...

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Strategic Shifts in Global Bitumen Technologies: A New Phase of Industrial Adaptation and Market Influence

According to WPB, Technological development in the bitumen sector has rarely moved in synchronized waves, yet recent months have demonstrated a notic...

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The Roadmap for Oil in the Energy Crisis

According to WPB, Global energy markets entered December with a renewed sense of instability as analysts warned of a potential “super glut,” a co...

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Disruptions in Regional Oil Transport and Their Emerging Consequences for Bitumen Supply Chains

According to WPB, Operational conditions in the Middle East and Central Asia shifted noticeably in early December following two separate incidents af...

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Maritime Shake-Up Pressures Industrial Inputs!

According to WPB, Market observers are noting a significant structural deviation in maritime logistics as several major shipping operators abandon lo...

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Unexpected Shift in Tar-Linked Energy Dynamics Following China’s Oil Import Expansion (Beijing)

According to WPB, China’s recent increase in crude oil imports, documented through updated shipment data and refinery procurement disclosures, has ...

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Shandong, China Sets Stricter Framework for Seasonal Bitumen Storage

According to WPB, Authorities in Shandong introduced a new round of winter storage directives that have quickly altered expectations across the bitum...

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Global Market Adjustments Following Oil Stability Signals: Emerging Implications for Bitumen Demand Across Key Export Regions

According to WPB, recent developments in the international energy landscape indicate that oil markets have entered a phase of controlled stabilizatio...

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Reshaping the Politics of Bitumen Across Continents: Europe Tightens Standards as Africa Confronts Structural Instability

According to WPB, European institutions rarely make dramatic announcements regarding construction materials, yet recent policy shifts surrounding bit...

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Comprehensive Review of Europe’s Bitumen and Tar Binder Shifts: New Structural Trends Emerging from Berlin, Germany

According to WPB, the recent restructuring of Europe’s bitumen and tar binder landscape has moved into a new phase that industry observers in Berli...

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Quantum Insights into Asphalt Aging: Dibenzothiophene Simulations Set New Standards in Kazakhstan

According to WPB, in recent days, a groundbreaking research paper emerged from the global quantum chemistry community, detailing the application of a...

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Regional Crossroads: A Forward-Looking Assessment of Asia’s Bitumen Landscape

According to WPB, the report begins with the acknowledgment that bitumen markets across Asia have entered a period defined by structural tension, inc...

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