Three trade sources said on Wednesday state-owned Mangalore Refinery and
Petrochemicals bought 1 mln barrels of Oman crude via tender at about $3/bbl
above spot Brent; the seller was Mitsui & Co Energy Trading Singapore. The
sources said state-owned Indian Oil Corporation, India’s largest refiner by
capacity, bought 4 mln barrels of West African crude from Chevron.