MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Urals crude oil differentials
to dated Brent held steady on Wednesday, while China's top
refiners PetroChina and Sinopec are resuming purchases of
discounted Russian crude after a brief pause in late 2022.
* China's state refiners have received permission from their
headquarters to buy Russian crude from trading companies at
large discounts that will sharply reduce costs for the world's
top crude importer and boost refining margins.
* Kazakhstan still plans to ship 20,000 tonnes of oil to
Germany
this month via Russia, once the Kazakh producer and the German
buyer agree the commercial terms of the deal, a senior Kazakh
energy official said on Wednesday.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC
Blend in
the Platts window on Wednesday, traders said.
NEWS
* Russia's crude oil export duty is set to
rise by
11% to $14.2 a tonne in March from $12.8 a tonne in February,
the finance ministry said on Wednesday, following a rise in
global oil prices.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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