Friday, Nov 07, 2025

The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The October Issue of WPB Journal

The October Issue of WPB Journal

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OPEC+ Suspends Oil and Bitumen Output Increases Amid Market Concerns

According to WPB, OPEC+ plans to halt the intended increases in crude oil and bitumen production in the first quarter of 2026 amidst growing worldwid...

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Global Oil Market Drifting Toward Oversupply

According to WPB, the global oil market is heading toward a significant surplus as production outpaces consumption. Although there was a moderate rec...

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Putin Stands Firm as U.S. Sanctions Russian Oil Companies

WPB reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was sounding defiant when the United States sanctioned Russia's two biggest oil giants, Rosneft and Luko...

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Saudi Arabia Nears Exporting Million Barrels a Day

Saudi Arabia's domestic reliance on oil to generate electricity is starting to fall structurally—a genuine step towards its Vision 2030 objective o...

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Malaysia Prepares for Plunging Petronas Dividend as Economic Headwinds Persist and Oil Prices Continue to Drop

According to WPB, Malaysia's national oil company, Petronas, is projected to pay much less to the government's fiscal coffers next year as global oil...

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U.S. Strengthens Sanctions on China–Iran Oil Networks in October 2025

WPB states that, in October 2025, the US government widened its drive of sanctions against individuals and entities connected to the Iranian oil and ...

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Indian Refiners Have Retained Russian Oil Access Despite Market Adjustments, Official Suggests

WPB news indicates that a government official has told them that Indian refineries have received a steady supply of Russian crude oil despite Russia'...

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Brazil to Become One of the World's Top Oil Producers

WPB reports that Brazil is poised to become one of the world's leading oil producers, driven by gargantuan offshore discoveries and large investments...

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Iraq and Turkey Sign on for Restart of Kurdistan Oil Exports

Iraqi and Turkish governments have finalized an agreement for the resumption of crude oil exports from the Kurdistan region through the pipeline to T...

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Iran Deepens Crude Oil Price Discounts to China as Refiners Grapple with Record Inventories

Iran has deepened the price discounts offered on its crude sales to China, with discounts now over six dollars a barrel below Brent, WPB says. This i...

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Iraq Plans Oil Pipeline Project to Oman to Diversify Export Market

According to WPB, Iraq has planned the construction of a new oil export pipeline to Oman, a strategic initiative to diversify crude outlets and de-th...

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Oil Prices to Fall below $60 by the End of the Year

WPB foresees crude oil markets falling, with the prices going below $60 per barrel by the end of the year as OPEC+ gradually unwinds its earlier outp...

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Kazakhstan lowers export tariffs on petroleum and oil products by 4%

According to WPB, Kazakhstan made a downward tariff revision on export tariffs imposed on oil and certain petroleum products, setting the new rate at...

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Malaysia's Petronas Grapples with Profit Pressure and Output Slump as World Energy Challenges Mount

Malaysia's state oil company Petronas is going through a period of heightened financial and operational stress, with lower oil prices, adverse market...

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Large Purchasers of Russian Fuel Oil: Saudi Arabia and India Take the Lead

WPB reports that Moscow has been sending the majority of its fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) to Asian and Middle Eastern destinations, as Western na...

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South Korea Embarks on Restructuring Petrochemical Operations Amid Oversupply Challenges

South Korea has initiated a far-reaching restructuring program in the petrochemicals sector, inviting top domestic producers to cut capacity in the m...

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Lower Crude Prices Knock India's Largest Oil Firm

India's largest oil and natural gas exploration and production company, the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), reported a sh...

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Saudi Oil Shipments to China Set to Ease in September as Prices Climb

According to WPB, Saudi Arabia’s crude exports to China are projected to decline in September, following two consecutive months of price increases ...

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East African Crude Oil Pipeline Presses Ahead to Finish Under Ongoing Controversy

According to Bitumenmag, The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a pipeline linking Uganda's oil reserves with Tanzania's Port of Tanga, is adva...

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Growth of Chinese Private Oil Companies in Iraq's Petroleum Sector

According to WPB, Iraq's oil industry is being transformed with private Chinese oil companies growing their investments and operational footprint alo...

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