Middle East Crude-Benchmarks dip, but market still optimistic over China

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SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Middle East crude benchmarks Oman, Dubai and Murban fell on Thursday but the market sentiment remains buoyed by optimism over China's demand recovery. For tenders, Qatar Energy is heard to have sold two cargoes of April-loading al-Shaheen crude to Mercuria and Phillips 66, and one cargo of April-loading Qatar Marine crude to Unipec, traders said. The prices were unknown. SINGAPORE CASH DEALS Cash Dubai's premium to swaps fell 35 cents to $2 a barrel. Phillips 66 will deliver one April-loading al-Shaheen cargo to Trafigura following the trade. Seller-Buyer Price PHILLIPS 66-TRAFIGURA 84.10 EXXONMOBIL-PETROCHINA 84.10 PHILLIPS 66-MERCURIA 84.10 PHILLIPS 66-TRAFIGURA 84.10 BP-PETROCHINA 84.10 BP-TRAFIGURA 84.10 BP-PETROCHINA 84.10 PHILLIPS 66-MERCURIA 84.05 BP-PETROCHINA 84.10 EXXONMOBIL-TRAFIGURA 84.05 PHILLIPS 66-MERCURIA 84.05 EXXONMOBIL-PETROCHINA 84.05 RELIANCE-TRAFIGURA 84.05 EXXONMOBIL-PETROCHINA 84.05 HENGLI-MERCURIA 84.05 EXXONMOBIL-GUNVOR 84.01 PRICES ($/BBL) CURRENT PREV SESSION DME OMAN 84.15 83.47 DME OMAN DIFF TO DUBAI 2.14 2.47 CASH DUBAI 84.01 83.35 NEWS India has cut its windfall tax on crude oil and exports of aviation turbine fuel and diesel, according to a government notification dated Feb. 15.


Residual fuel oil stocks at key trading hub Singapore eased 2% from the previous week despite a rebound in net imports, official data showed on Thursday. U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories soared last week while distillate stockpiles fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) will increase oil production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd), the company said in a statement on Wednesday. For crude prices, oil product cracks and refining margins, please click on the RICs below. Brent Dubai DME Oman Brent/Dubai EFS PRODUCT CRACKS
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