SINGAPORE- Middle East crude benchmarks Oman and Dubai edged lower on Wednesday, while Asia's spot premium for Russian Sokol crude hit the highest level recorded since January 2020.
Indian explorer ONGC Videsh sold one Sokol cargo, loading Sept. 2-8, at $4.8 a barrel above Dubai quotes to trading house Trafigura, trade sources said.
ONGC offered a second Sokol crude cargo, loading Sept. 15-21, via a tender closing on Friday with same-day validity.
Iraq's SOMO offered 1 million barrels of Basra Light crude, loading Aug. 28-30, via a spot tender closing next Monday.
Qatar Petroleum closed its monthly crude tender with bids valid till Thursday.
In the spot market, an Indian refiner bought 2 million barrels of Oman crude at about $3.2 a barrel above September Dubai quotes on a CIF basis, a trader said.
Earlier this week, Murban crude was sold at about $3.55 a barrel above Dubai quotes to a Japanese buyer, traders said.
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(Reporting by Shu Zhang; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel) ((shu.zhang@thomsonreuters.com; +65-6870-3549; Reuters Messaging: Twitter @shuzhang4))))
