The Senate could pass the bill as soon as Thursday.

US midstream oil and gas players are mulling options of either a consolidation or refocusing capital on "high yield" areas

NYMEX September light sweet crude settled 29 cents higher at $49.04/b and ICE September Brent rose 52 cents to settle at $51.49/b.

The Northwest European high sulfur fuel oil market, driven to record highs this summer after a reduction in Russian exports in June, was being kept strong by a continued shortfall in July and August, traders said.

The company unveiled an eightfold rise in second-quarter earnings and a reduction in its debt ratio.

While the scrubbers are offered at no cost, the shipowner will likely be fully tied to the refiner's prices.

Bunker fuels, diesel, motor gasoil, jet and bunker fuels will be stored at the bonded terminal under phase one.

US refinery throughput rose 166,000 b/d to 17.285 million b/d, the second highest mark on record.

USGC inventories rose 1.084 million barrels, or 5.7%, to 19.828 million barrels, EIA data showed, for the first increase since the week that ended June 9.

NYMEX September light sweet crude settled 86 cents higher at $48.75/b, while ICE September Brent rose 77 cents to settle at $50.97/b.

Singapore-listed Noble Group is seeking to sell its global oil liquids unit and has already agreed to sell its North American gas and power business as part of its restructuring process to reduce debt.

Bunker trading margins have been under sustained downward pressure since the 2014 slump in crude prices.

The first vessel is due to be delivered to NYK in the fourth quarter of 2018, and the second in the Q1 2019.

*OPEC's share in China falls to 55% in H1 *More US grades are on its way to China *Inflows from Saudi Arabia hit six-month lows

Overall orders in H1 2017 was 245, a slight decrease from 254 seen in the same period in 2016, and less than half of the 594 orders seen for H1 2015.

* ESPO pipeline maintenance may cut Sep cargoes by 5-8 * Sokol loading program shows 67% on month drop in Sep supply * ESPO, Sokol premiums rise despite Asian refinery run rates seen low

At least three fully laden VLCCs of Forties and five Aframaxes carrying Forties or Ekofisk were anchored along UK coasts Tuesday, cFlow showed.