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The July 2026 Issue of WPB Journal

The July 2026 Issue of WPB Journal

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Hormuz Nears Zero Tracked Traffic: Is FOB Gulf Losing Meaning for Bitumen Buyers?

According to WPB, the Strait of Hormuz is approaching a point where the conventional way of pricing Gulf bitumen may no longer tell buyers enough about the real cost of obtaining the product. Ship-tracking data showed that only five commod...

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Indonesia Wants to Replace Imported Bitumen: Could Buton Asphalt Reshape Southeast Asian Trade?

According to WPB, Indonesia is moving from a long-discussed ambition to reduce imported bitumen toward a more structured domestic-substitution policy...

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India’s Nashik Seeks 120,000 Tonnes of Bitumen: Could Kumbh Roadworks Tighten the Domestic Market?

According to WPB, the Nashik Municipal Corporation has reportedly sought a dedicated allocation of approximately 120,000 metric tonnes of bitumen for...

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Asia Is Overpaying for Crude to Escape Hormuz: Is Bitumen About to Pay the Price?

According to WPB, at least four Asian refiners have purchased U.S. crude oil for delivery later this year as the normal flow of Middle Eastern supply...

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ADNOC Is Rewriting the Gulf Trading Playbook: Should Bitumen Exporters Do the Same?

According to WPB, ADNOC is changing the way Gulf crude oil reaches the market, moving beyond the traditional model in which a producer sells a cargo ...

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America Is Pulling Residue From Malaysia: A New Threat to Asian Bitumen Supply?

According to WPB, a shipment of more than 540,000 barrels of low-sulfur straight-run fuel oil from Malaysia is crossing the Pacific toward a U.S. Wes...

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