Tankers: China Opens Delayed Myanmar Oil Pipeline to Get Mideast Crude Faster

A crude pipeline to southwestern China through its neighbor Myanmar began operations after years of delays, allowing the world’s second-biggest oil user to receive supplies faster from the Middle East and Africa.

U.S. crude exports to Asia stall on flood of Mideast oil

U.S. crude exports to Asia are grinding to a halt just four months after they began, in a sign of...

Overhang of April cargoes, refinery turnarounds put pressure on Mideast sour crudes

A combination of refinery turnarounds impacting spot demand for May-loading cargoes and an...

Mideast crude tanker rates at 18-month high

Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route rallied at the start of the week to...

Mideast task force needed to fight Somali piracy, says expert

A naval task force formed mainly of Middle Eastern states is required to fight piracy off the...

Cyprus Eyes Mideast Tensions But Still Optimistic on Natural Gas Prospects: Minister

Tensions flaring in the Middle East may create short-term problems for Cyprus\' hydrocarbon...

U.S. Buying Mideast Crude Seen by Morgan Stanley Helping Tankers

More cargoes of Middle East crude are moving to the U.S. as refineries in the Gulf of Mexico return from...