Refiners in Asia pin hopes on US SPR release

Asian refiners cheered US President Joe Biden’s decision to release 1 million b/d of oil from the US’ strategic petroleum reserves as the release may lead to more light sweet US crude exports to the Far East, while spot crude price differentials across the globe could fall should US refineries cut back on feedstock imports.

India may draw on oil reserves to soften prices

India may tap its emergency oil stockpile to cool off prices that have surged on concerns that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will disrupt global supplies. The government is closely monitoring international energy markets as well as potential supply disruptions, the oil ministry said on Saturday. “India is also committed to supporting initiatives for releases from