Trade sources said QatarEnergy sold at least 7 mln bbl of various Qatar crude
grades via tender for October loading. Several parcels were offered FOB at about
$6-7/bbl premium to Dubai crude and will be ship-to-ship loaded outside the
Strait of Hormuz. Reliance Industries bought three 1 mln-bbl parcels — Qatar
onshore, Qatar offshore and Shahin crude — FOB at a $15/bbl discount to Dubai
and will load inside the Strait of Hormuz.