Iraq Raises Nov Basra Crude Prices to US, Asia; Cuts Europe -SOMO

Iraq Raises Nov Basra Crude Prices to US, Asia; Cuts Europe -SOMO
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Πεμ, 10 Οκτωβρίου 2013 - 18:52
Iraq has raised the official selling prices of its Basra Light crude to customers in the U.S. and Asia and cut the prices for buyers in Europe, the State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO, said Thursday.
Iraq has raised the official selling prices of its Basra Light crude to customers in the U.S. and Asia and cut the prices for buyers in Europe , the State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO, said Thursday.

The price of Basra Light for delivery to
U.S. buyers in November was raised $0.50 a barrel to $1.15 a barrel below the Argus Sour Crude Index, or ASCI. It was $1.65 a barrel below ASCI in October, SOMO said in a statement obtained by Dow Jones Newswires.

Basra Light crude's November delivery price to customers in
Europe was cut by $0.45 a barrel to $4.25 a barrel below dated Brent. In October it was $3.80 a barrel below dated Brent, it said.

The November price of Basra Light to buyers in
Asia was raised by $0.10 a barrel to $0.90 a barrel above the average Oman and Dubai quotes. It was $0.80 a barrel above Oman/Dubai quotes in the previous month, it added.

Iraq has also cut its official selling prices of its Kirkuk crude destined to the U.S. and Europe .

Kirkuk crude destined for the U.S. market in November was cut by $0.20 a barrel to $1.20 a barrel above ASCI compared with $1.140 a barrel above ASCI the previous month.

For European customers, the November price of
Kirkuk crude was cut by $0.35 a barrel to $2.65 a barrel below dated Brent. In October it was $2.30 a barrel below dated Brent, SOMO said.

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