SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Murban, a Middle East crude
benchmark, rose for a third consecutive session on Thursday,
partly supported by a supply disruption of Azeri crude exports
after a massive earthquake hit the port and oil pipelines.
BP Azerbaijan has declared force majeure on loadings of
Azeri crude from the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
Spot premium of the middle distillate-rich Murban gained 5
cents to $2.91 a barrel over the Dubai quotes.
SINGAPORE CASH DEALS
Cash Dubai's premium to swaps inched up by 3 cents to $2.04
a barrel.
Seller-Buyer Price
VITOL-MERCURIA 83.25
KOCH-MERCURIA 83.20
RELIANCE-MERCURIA 83.20
VITOL-MERCURIA 83.20
KOCH-MERCURIA 83.20
VITOL-MERCURIA 83.20
TOTAL-MERCURIA 83.20
VITOL-MERCURIA 83.20
KOCH-MERCURIA 83.20
GUNVOR-TRAFIGURA 83.20
VITOL-MERCURIA 83.20
GUNVOR-PETROCHINA 83.20
RELIANCE-TRAFIGURA 83.20
GUNVOR-TRAFIGURA 83.20
VITOL-PETROCHINA 83.20
TOTAL-MERCURIA 83.20
GUNVOR-TRAFIGURA 83.20
TOTAL-PETROCHINA 83.20
TOTAL-MERCURIA 83.20
GUNVOR-TRAFIGURA 83.20
VITOL-MERCURIA 83.20
GUNVOR-TRAFIGURA 83.20
RELIANCE-MERCURIA 83.20
EXXONMOBIL-PETROCHINA 83.20
GUNVOR-TRAFIGURA 83.20
EXXONMOBIL-MERCURIA 83.20
EXXONMOBIL-TRAFIGURA 83.20
GUNVOR-PETROCHINA 83.20
EXXONMOBIL-TRAFIGURA 83.20
PRICES ($/BBL)
CURRENT PREV SESSION
DME OMAN 83.36 82.09
DME OMAN DIFF TO DUBAI 2.20 2.20
CASH DUBAI 83.20 81.90
ASIAN REFINERIES
Sinopec Corp plans a full maintenance shutdown of
its Qingdao refinery for 55 days from May 25 to July 18, a
refinery official told Reuters on Thursday.
The Qingdao refinery, in the eastern province of Shandong,
has a crude oil processing capacity of 12 million tonnes per
year, or 240,000 barrels per day, according to Sinopec.
NEWS
Russian oil producers increased output by almost 1% in the
first week of February from January, despite Western embargoes
on Russian fuel, Kommersant daily reported on Thursday, citing
anonymous data.
India's fuel demand slipped in January after hitting a
nine-month peak in December, hit by lower mobility due to cold
weather in parts of the country and a slowdown in industrial
activity.
Venezuela's PDVSA has allocated an oil cargo to a unit of
Eni for a February loading, the first to the Italian firm
following a contract suspension this year by new management at
the state-run company, people familiar with the matter said.
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