FOB Arab Gulf 95 RON gasoline has strengthened as the market digested news of partial works at Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co., or Satorp.

Global equities rose on Monday, but the mood among investors was cautious, as surging commodity prices and government bond yields continued to fan fears of a damaging rise in inflation.

Sraeli authorities are trying to locate the source of a suspected oil spill that has been described as one of the most severe ecological disasters to hit the country, threatening wildlife, forcing beaches to close and prompting a mass cleanup.

Brent oil resumed gains as the market assessed the fallout from the big freeze across Texas.

The Asian middle distillates market is set to enter the week of Feb. 22 amid cautious fundamentals as traders find their way forward.

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Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday that it has bagged orders worth a combined 540 billion won (US$489 million) from Asia, Europe and Africa.

Interior Secretary-designate Deb Haaland’s opposition to fracking, early endorsement of the Green New Deal and participation in protests against an oil pipeline in South Dakota have made her one of President Joe Biden’s most controversial cabinet nominees.

Commodity prices are going up but whether that continues for an extended period of time — known as a supercycle — depends on China, an economist said Thursday.