U.S. EIA implied motor gasoline demand for the week to Aug 21: 9.9323 mln b/d, prior 9.5404 mln b/d.

China announced Xi will attend the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular briefing that during this year’s Bishkek summit Xi will exchange views with participating leaders on deepening SCO cooperation across sectors and on major international and regional issues, and will outline planning and deployment to steer SCO’s high‑quality development and its participation in reform and construction of the global governance system. China said it will work with partners at the summit to consolidate consensus and support regional security, stability and development.

Saudi state TV reported Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said no diplomatic agreement is possible with 'barbaric' Iran.