Traders said SK Energy has bought a first cargo of US West Texas intermediate crude due to arrive in January, one of the few US crude purchases by Asian refiners in recent weeks amid soaring tanker freight rates. The cargo is an Aframax shipment of about 600,000 barrels, scheduled for delivery in early January. Sources said Vitol sold the cargo last week and the landed price was roughly $30/bbl above Dec ICE Brent swaps.

2026-10-13

Traders said SK Energy has bought a first cargo of US West Texas intermediate crude due to arrive in January, one of the few US crude purchases by Asian refiners in recent weeks amid soaring tanker freight rates. The cargo is an Aframax shipment of about 600,000 barrels, scheduled for delivery in early January. Sources said Vitol sold the cargo last week and the landed price was roughly $30/bbl above Dec ICE Brent swaps.