Companies in the Middle East have announced petrochemical and hydrogen projects. QatarEnergy and its partner Chevron Phillips Chemical a joint venture between Chevron and Phillips 66 awarded a contract for early site works for a petrochemicals project in Ras Laffan that is expected to boost Qatar’s polyethylene production capacity by more than 60%. .
Demand for Middle East medium sour crudes, such as Oman, Upper Zakum and Al-Shaheen, continued to grow as prices for light sour grades from the region, such as Murban, turn increasingly expensive for Asian refiners, sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights. While it is still early days in the August-loading cycle, buyers have kicked off .
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Chinese refiners’ crude throughput in April slumped 10.5% year on year to a two-year low of 12.66 million b/d as COVID-19 lockdowns reduced oil demand, National Bureau of Statistics data showed. The April throughput fell 8.6% from 13.85 million b/d in March, and was below the January-February average of 14.04 million b/d. Meanwhile the 320,000 .
China’s reliance on Middle Eastern crudes grew sharply in the first quarter of 2022, as the country reduced inflows from Russia, Brazil and the US, data from the General Administration of Customs showed April 20. The Middle Eastern crude deliveries rose 4.8% to 5.6 million b/d in Q1, taking a 53.8% market share in the .