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SINGAPORE, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Refiner Thai Oil PCL
The delivered price for Forties was lower than that for Abu Dhabi's Murban loading in October, one of the sources said.
The Forties crude deal was unusual as a wide price difference between Brent and Middle East crude Dubai
The seller was likely to be looking for an outlet for North Sea oil that has built up in storage, the sources said.
About 10.8 million barrels of North Sea crude were stored on ships last week, based on Reuters calculations and trading sources.
It takes about 40 days to ship North Sea crude to Asia.
(Reporting by Florence Tan; Editing by Tom Hogue) ((Florence.Tan@thomsonreuters.com; +65 6870 3497; Reuters Messaging: florence.tan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))