In the heavy humidity of the Caribbean in mid-November, a single American destroyer quietly drew a line across open water. On ...

On November 13, 2025, the USS Stockdale positioned itself directly across the path of the Seahorse, a Russian‑linked tanker carrying naphtha bound for Venezuela. No shots were fired. No dramatic ...

China’s oil demand declined year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, but strong naphtha consumption helped limit the drop, according to a new report by Energy Intelligence, which estimates that ...

Venezuela's oil exports rose slightly to some 921,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, the third-highest monthly average so ...

(For 12-month forward curve, click ) SINGAPORE, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Naphtha's prompt inter-month premium steadied at around a one-week high on Monday on expectations of a rebound in demand from ...

(For 12-month forward curve, click ) SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Naphtha's prompt September East-West (EW) spread, the differential between Asian and European prices, stood at a more than four-month ...

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - More Indian firms are attracted to buying Russian naphtha as low-cost feedstock for their refineries and petrochemical plants after price caps imposed by Western nations, ...

Naphtha, a refined petroleum product derived from crude oil and marketed in heavy and light varieties, is an important feedstock for production of petrochemicals and blendstock for gasoline. Together, ...

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS, the country's top refiner, plans to resume operations at its Panipat naphtha cracker in northern India by Dec. 15, a company executive said on ...

Several of Russia’s refined oil products are trading above the price cap imposed by Group of Seven nations, in another sign that the value of its barrels is rising in defiance of sanctions. Since ...