Italy Imports Record Volumes Of Russian Crude

...erall crude imports leaping 16% year-on-year and by 23% versus Q1 to 1.35mn b/d for Q2, the highest figure since Q3 2019 and within 50,000 b/d of the all-time record set in Q4 2017.   *Unlike, for example, TotalEnergies and Shell in northern Europe, Italy’s refining sector is dominated by in...

Asian* LNG Imports Soar To New Record Highs (Mn Tons)

...Q2 IMPORTS FELL FROM Q1’S ALL TIME HIGH BUT WERE STILL UP 12% YEAR-ON-YEAR...   ...WHILE FIRST HALF VOLUMES WERE UP A WHOPPING 14.5% *THESE 5 KEY ASIAN IMPORTERS ARE ALSO BY FAR THE LARGEST GLOBAL IMPORTERS ACCOUNTING FOR 68% OF GLOBAL LNG TRADE IN 2017. SOURCE: OFFICIAL IM...

Italy Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Iran Overtakes Iraq & Saudi Arabia As Top Middle East Supplier In 2017

US Output: New Records, But Gains Slow

...1H 2018 – reflecting the delayed impact of the recent drilling slowdown (see p7) – before breaking 10mn b/d for the first time in November 2018, in line with previous projections. •  2017 output is now forecast at 9.345mn b/d, just below 2015’s 9.409mn b/d, before rising to 9.911mn b/d for 20...