SINGAPORE  -

* Qatar Petroleum (QP) has sold two cargoes of al-Shaheen crude, loading during Oct. 1-2 and Oct. 28-29, at an average discount of about 60 cents a barrel to Dubai quotes via its monthly spot tender, the lowest since May, trade sources said on Wednesday

* QP also set the October al-Shaheen crude price for term buyers at a discount of 58 cents a barrel to Dubai quotes, they said

* The buyers were probably JXTG and HMEL, they said

* Last month, QP sold two September-loading cargoes of al-Shaheen crude at an average premium of $1.46 a barrel to Dubai quotes via its monthly spot tender.

(Reporting by Shu Zhang; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) ((shu.zhang@thomsonreuters.com; +65-6870-3549; Reuters Messaging: Twitter @shuzhang4))