SINGAPORE  -

* Iraq's SOMO has sold Basra crude loading in February at strong premiums via tenders, trade sources said on Thursday

* The state oil marketer sold 2 million barrels of Basra Light crude to Unipec and 1 million barrels of Basra Heavy crude, likely to Exxon Mobil, they said

* Companies do not typically comment on such commercial matters

* The cargoes were sold at premiums of above $1 a barrel to the respective official selling prices (OSPs) for each grade, the sources said

 

(Reporting by Florence Tan Editing by Joseph Radford) ((Florence.Tan@thomsonreuters.com; +65 6870 3497; Reuters Messaging: florence.tan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))