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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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Shanghai asphalt inventory dynamics in China and its implications for global bitumen supply chains

According to WPB, in recent days, the Shanghai Asphalt Futures Exchange reported stable inventory levels of bitumen, registering a total of 4,690 tons. While this figure represents a relatively small fraction of the total regional market, ...

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Malaysia’s VTTI Bitumen Expansion Alters Regional Infrastructure Logistics and Repositions Southeast Asia in Global Asphalt Supply Networks

According to WPB, the commissioning of VTTI’s expanded bitumen-handling and storage operations in Malaysia marks a significant technical and logist...

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Impact of Venezuela’s Oil Export Adjustment on Bitumen Supply Chains in Caracas and Regional Asphalt Markets

According to WPB, When Venezuela announced reductions in crude oil export prices recently, the move immediately reverberated through the bitumen and ...

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Russia Invests in Kirov’s New Bitumen Facilities to Strengthen Eurasian Roads

According to WPB, the recent turbulence in Russia’s bitumen landscape—highlighted most visibly through the contrasting situations of Kirov’s ex...

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The Bitumen Horizon Reimagined: How Chennai’s New Derivatives Plant Quietly Reshapes a Global Industry

According to WPB, the first indications that the world’s bitumen landscape was shifting did not arrive with fanfare, nor with the ceremonious decla...

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Iran’s Bitumen Network Faces Sharp Sanctions Blow

According to WPB, it was not the scale of the announcement that redirected observers’ attention, but the unusually precise timing: on November 2025...

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