Wall Street JournalUS crude oil shipments to China drop sharply for July, AugustS&P Global PlattsSingapore — China's crude oil imports from the US for July have fallen sharply from June, and are expected to drop even further for August, vessel tracking …

Spanish Repsol's Q2 crude oil throughput falls 6% on year to 10.9 million mtoeS&P Global PlattsLondon — Spanish integrated oil company Repsol said Thursday that crude oil throughput at its refineries dropped 6% year on year in the second quarter to 10. …

Shell's Q2 earnings jump on higher oil prices as share buybacks returnS&P Global PlattsLondon — Shell saw higher prices offset lower output to lift its earnings in second quarter, announcing the restart of a multi-billion dollar share buyback program a …

BloombergTotal's lifts 2018 oil and gas output target as profits swellS&P Global PlattsLondon — France's Total extended its upstream growth target for the end of the year, saying it "is well positioned to take advantage of the oil price rise&q …

BloombergOil Rises as Shrinking US Crude Stockpiles Signal TightnessBloombergOil rallies after a brief lull as plunging crude and gasoline inventories in the world's biggest economy heightened supply concerns. Futures advanced as much as 1.7 percent in …

BloombergOil Advances as US Crude Stockpiles Drop to Lowest Since 2015BloombergAmerican oil inventories fell to the lowest level since February 2015, the Energy Information Administration said. The decline happened at more than twice the pace forecast by a …

Financial TimesTullow Oil returns to frontier drillingFinancial TimesTullow Oil has put frontier exploration back on the agenda after the UK-listed company reported strong free cash flow and surging revenues for the first half of the year. “We are determin …

Blast near Iraq's Basra oil field causes little damage but heightens riskS&P Global PlattsBasra — A small explosive detonated outside the West Qurna 2 oil field late Monday, causing little damage, but serves as a reminder that protests earlier this mon …

Europe heat wave drags down Rhine levels, tempering oil product demandS&P Global PlattsLondon — An unusually dry spell across northwest Europe, along with surging barge freight costs, is affecting spot demand for barges of oil products as the region strugg …

BloombergOil Gains as US Inventory Drop Adds to China Stimulus OptimismBloombergCrude has been struggling to regain the highs of June as an intensifying trade spat between the U.S. and China, the world's biggest oil importer, threatened to hurt energy …