Refinitiv reported traders on Monday said Iraq’s State Organization for
Marketing of Oil (SOMO) and QatarEnergy have launched rare tenders requiring
buyers to load cargoes within the Strait of Hormuz. SOMO is offering
September-loading Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy, with loading at the Basrah oil
terminal or single-point moorings and associated facilities. QatarEnergy is
offering September- and October-loading Al Shaheen, Qatar Marine and Qatar Land
crudes, loaded at their respective Qatari terminals. Tenders close Aug. 25.