Asia Crude Oil Tenders Summary-Aramco Trading offers Khafji crude to Asia

Idemitsu Kosan

24/09/2026 08:11

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OUTSTANDING ASIA/MIDEAST CRUDE OIL TENDERS:   (b = buys / s = sells)
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COUNTR/COMPANY
GRADE
VOLUME
CLOSE (VALID)
LOADING DATE
SAUDI/ARAMCO TRADING
s: Khafji

Sept 24
Oct-Nov delivery
UAE/ADNOC
s: Upper Zakum, Das, Umm Lulu

Sept 28; valid until Sept 30
December delivery
IRAQ/SOMO
s: Basrah Heavy

Sept 24
Sept 27-30 loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen, Qatar Marine, Qatar Land
Sept 15
October, November loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen

Sept 9
September 22-25 loading
IRAQ/SOMO
s: Basrah 

Aug 28
Sept, ship-to-ship transfers near the Omani coast 
INDIA/HPCL
b: light sweet

Close on Aug 25, valid till Aug 26
End October-November delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Merey
2000KB

October arrival
IRAQ/SOMO
s: Basrah Medium, Basrah Heavy

Aug 26
September loading 
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen, Qatar Marine, Qatar Land
Valid until Aug 25
September, October loading
UAE/ADNOC
s: Umm Lulu, Das, Upper Zakum

August 24, valid until Aug 26
October, November loading
INDIA/MRPL
b:
2000KB
August 12, valid until August 13
October 10-20 delivery, asked its suppliers to avoid using the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz
VIETNAM/BSR
b:
1000KB
August 10, valid untill August 14
October 1-10 delivery
TENDERS AWARD
GRADE
VOLUME
RESULT
LOADING DATE
TAIWAN/FORMOSA
B: Oman
2000KB
Nov Dubai + $4, fob
December loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Basrah Heavy, Sarir/Messla blend oil, Cabinda, Utapate
4000KB
1 mln bbls each, BH Oct Dubai+$14; SM Oct dtd Brent+$23, Cabinda +17, Utapate +21
November delivery
INDIA/HPCL
b: Hungo+Olombendo
2000KB
Exxon, Eni
October 15-25 delivery
INDIA/MRPL
b: Plutonio+Mandji
2000KB
Glencore
October 25-November 3
UAE/ADNOC
s: Umm Lulu, Das, Upper Zakum
14000KB
Cosmo  2 mln Das, FPCC 2 mln bbls UZ, GS 2 mln bbls Das, Hyundai 1 mln bbls, BPCL 1 mln bbls UZ, Das, HPCL 1 mln bbs Das, HPCL-ME 2 mln UZ, Chevrn 2 mln bbls ULL
October-November loading
INDIA/ONGC VIDESH
s: Nile blend
1000KB
PetroChina
Sept 23-25
TAIWAN/CPC
b: WTI, WAF
2000KB
Equinor sold 2 mln bbls WTI, delver Nov.  CPC also buoght Angola's Cabinda and Girassol crude for Oct delivery.
Oct-Nov delivery
INDIA/HPCL
b: Murban, Oman
4000KB
2 million barrels of Murban crude from BP BP.L, another 1 million barrels of Murban from PetroChina and 1 million barrels of Oman crude from Trafigura; Oman delivered at mid $4 to dated Brent, Murban delivered around $7
Early October delivery
INDIA/ONGC VIDESH
s: Nile blend
600KB
Chimbusco
Sept 2-4 loading
VIETNAM/BSR
b: Bu Attifel
700-1200KB
Unipec
Sept delivery
INDIA/MRPL
b: Oman
1000KB
Dated+3 from METS

INDIA/HPCL
b: Forcadoes+Bonga
2000KB
from Shell 
September delivery
INDIA/HRRL
b: Okwuibome+ Utapate 
2000KB
from Glencore
late Sept arrival 
SOUTH KOREA/SK ENERGY
b:

Oman, 2 mln bbls each for Sept-Dec?? Yet to confirm
VIETNAM/PVOIL
s: Bach Ho
300KB
sold to Ampol at high 13s
September loading
UAE/ADNOC
s: Upper Zakum, Das
at least 12000KB
Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS purchased 2 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude for end-August loading at flat or a premium of $1 to August Dubai quotes on a delivered basis.

Chinese majors - Sinopec’s trading arm Unipec, PetroChina and Sinochem - bought 2 million barrels of Upper Zakum each at premiums of around $3 to $4 a barrel to September Dubai quotes, the sources said. The cargoes will be delivered in September and October.

Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan bought 2 million barrels of Das crude at a premium of around $1 a barrel to September Dubai quotes on a free-on-board basis.
August-October loading
INDIA/MRPL
b: Oman
650K-1000K
Vitol, +3ish 

INDIA/HPCL
b: Tupi
2000KB

Aug-Sept delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: WAF
5000KB 
1 million barrels of Angola's Kissanje crude from Cathay Petroleum, 2 million barrels of Nigeria's Agbami and Usan crude from Trafigura, and a further 2 million barrels of Angola's Nemba and Dalia crude from Chevron.
end Aug-early Sept delivery
UAE/ADNOC
s: UAE
16000KB
SK Energy and India's Reliance Industries RELI.NS each purchased 2 million barrels of Das crude sold at a discount of about $6 a barrel to Dubai quotes; Zhenhua Oil, Unipec, Shenghong Petrochemical, CNOOC and Dongming Petrochemical each bought 2 million barrels of Upper Zakum crude. Cathay Petroleum also purchased 2 million barrels UZ.
Upper Zakum cargoes traded at discounts of $7-$9 a barrel to Dubai quotes, sources said.
July-August
UAE/ADNOC
s: UAE
at least 9000KB
1V to GS, Das or ULL (aug)
1 mil Das + 1 mil ULL to Dangote
1 mil ULL to Mercuria (july)
1 V ULL to PC (july)
I V UZ to CNOOC (July)
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen; Qatar Marine; Qatar Land
QM-merc; ALS-Uni; QM,QL-Vitol
All 2mb each
July-Aug loading, buyers can load or lift via ship-to-ship transfer between Fujairah and Sohar
IRAQ/SOMO
s: Basrah Heavy, Basrah Medium

June 27  
July loading
KUWAIT/KPC 
s: KEC
2000KB
to an end-user in India at an undisclosed price on delivery ex-ship basis
July arrival
UAE/ADNOC
s: UAE



TAIWAN/FORMOSA
b: al-Shaheen
2000KB
Mercuria
discharge Mailiao for deliver 20 Aug-25 Sept
UAE/ADNOC
s: UAE
18000KB
Inpex 1V UZ, RS 1V UZ, Merc 1V UZ, Sinochem 1V UZ
Zhenhua 1V UZ, PC 2V UZ, Shell 1V UZ
one Indian refiner 1V Das, HPCL 1 V Das
July-Aug loading
UAE/ADNOC
s: UAE
16000KB
Das: GS 1V, Eneos 1V, IOC 1V; UZ: RS 1V (term), Uni 1-2V
ULL: SK 3V
July-Aug loading
SRI LANKA/CEYPETCO
b: Murban
2800KB
Petraco, 700kb Murb per month for four months
November-February 
TAIWAN/CPC
b: WTI
4000KB
2 mln from Chevron; 2 mln from Sinochem; dated +7s
September arrival
KUWAIT/KPC 
s: KEC
4000KB

VLCC Sea Ruby and VLCC Maran Atalnta both loaded with Kuwaiti crude via STS off Oman in June and are heading to China
INDIA-HPCL
b: Murban
4000KB
 +40c to dated July
August arrival
UAE/ADNOC
s: UAE
14000KB
Vitol UZ 4; Uni UZ 4; Petco UZ 2; Eneos; Das 1;SK ULL 1; IOC UZ 2
June-August loading 
INDIA/MRPL
b: WTI
650KB
June 3
1-5 Aug delivery; from Phillips 66
INDIA/HPCL
b: WAF, Brazil
2000KB
for HRRL; Brazil's Buzios crude from state-run Petrobras at a premium of $1.5 per barrel to the dated July Brent contract and Nigeria's Agbami crude from Shell
INDIA/IOC
b: WAF, Murban
5000KB 
Kissanje, Nemba to Paradip; Usan, Murban to Vadinar; Murban to Chennai; WAF at +4 to dtd Brent, Murban flat or at small premium to dtd Brent
SOUTH KOREA/SK ENERGY
b: Middle East

June 2
term tender for July-October loading; crude and condensate from the UAE, Oman, Qatar
TAIWAN/CPC
b: sweet crude
4000KB
Trafigura, Chevron, $12-13 to July dated Brent
August arrival
INDIA/BPCL
b: Murban
1000KB
Vitol, Dubai+15
End-May to June arrival
TAIWAN/CPC
b:WTI
2000KB
Trafigura
July arrival
TAIWAN/CPC
b: Oman
2000KB
Totsa?
May loading
TAIWAN/FORMOSA PETROCHEMICAL 
b: Oman
2000KB
Totsa, +$40
May arrival
INDIA/HPCL
b: Forcados+Agbami
2000KB
Totsa
May 1-20 arrival
TAIWAN/CPC
b: WTI
4000KB
ATC, Chevron each sold 2 mln
June arrival
SAUDI ARABIA/SAUDI ARAMCO
s: AL
2000KB
IDK 
March 26-29 loading at Yanbu
SAUDI ARABIA/SAUDI ARAMCO
s: AH
2000KB
Hyundai OilBank 
March 10-30 loading from Ain Sokhna port in Egypt
SAUDI ARABIA/SAUDI ARAMCO
s: AL
650KB
IDK 
TBD, loading from Yanbu
FRENCH/TOTSA
s: Oman
1000-2000KB
Exxon Mobil, above +$20 to Dubai quotes
April 1-30 loading, Oman's Mina AL Fahal port
FRENCH/TOTSA
s: Oman
1000KB
Exxon Mobil, +$7 to Dubai quotes
April 1-27 loading
SAUDI ARABIA/SAUDI ARAMCO
s: AXL
2000KB
IKD, +30 to OSP cfr
May-arrival, a vessel near Taiwan
CHINA/SHENGHONG PETROCHEMICAL
s: Basrah Heavy
950KB
Petron, close to +$20 
March 5-12 delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Lapa+Sepia

TotalEnergies
May 3-12 arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: Usan+Utapate
1000KB
ExxonMobil
April 29-May 12 arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: Hungo
1000KB
Vitol
April 29-May 12 arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: WTI
2000KB
Occidental
April 29-May 12 arrival
*INDIA/BPCL
b:Oman
1000KB
Totsa Dubai close to +80c/b
April
*INDIA/BPCL
b:Upper Zakum
500KB
Totsa Dubai +70-80 c/b
May
*INDIA/BPCL
b:Das
500KB
Dubai +$1-$1.5
April delivery
*THAILAND/IRPC
b: Das
2*500KB
Glencore, Totsa Dubai about +$1.5
April
INDIA/MRPL
b: Kissanje + Mostarda
2000KB
Exxon
April delivery
TAIWAN/CPC
b: WTI
4000KB

May arrival
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: Qatar Land
5000KB 
Reliance,  Dubai +$1.10
April 1-30 loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: Qatar Marine
5000KB 
Eneos at a small premium to Dubai quotes
April 1-30 loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen
6*5000KB 
Totsa, Reliance x3 and Shell x2, Term at Dubai +87 c
April 1-2, 16-17, 17-18, 19-20, 25-26 and 27-28
THAILAND/PTT
b: sweet crude
1000KB
May 14 3pm
June arrival onwards
INDIA/HPCL
b: Oman
2000KB
Vitol, -10/20 c to June dtd Brent
July arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: WTI Midland
4000KB
April 1
May-loading
INDIA/MRPL
b: Oman
650KB
April 2
June arrival
INDIA/MRPL
b: Murban
2000KB
Totsa
April delivery
TAIWAN/FORMOSA
b: Oman
2000KB
Totsa, low 20s to Dubai
April-May loading 
INDIA/IOC
b: Pazflor+Agbami
2000KB
Totsa
April-May delivery 
INDIA/IOC
b: Akpo+Bonny Light
2000KB
Shell
April delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Upper Zakum
2000KB
Mercuria
April delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Clove
1000KB 
ExxonMobil
March-loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Hungo
1000KB
ExxonMobil
March-loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Upper Zakum
2000KB
Mercuria
March-loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Murban
1000KB
Shell
March-loading
SAUDI ARABIA/ATC
b: Upper Zakum
4000KB
CNOOC and PTT each sold one million barrels of the medium-sour crude, and Repsol, Phillips 66, Sinochem and Idemitsu each sold 500,000 barrels
April 1-27 loading
INDIA/BPCL
b: Oman, Basrah Medium

Term contract, Trafigura will supply four cargoes of Oman crude every quarter at 75 cents a barrel below Dubai quotes and one parcel of Basrah Medium at a discount of 40 cents a barrel to the grade's official selling price
April 2026-March 2027
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen
4*5000KB
Totsa*1: -32 c/b; Unipec*3: -35 c/b; Term price -33 c/b
March-loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:Qatar Land
5000KB 
Reliance
March-loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: Qatar Marine
5000KB 
PTT at -$1.08/b
March-loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Oriente 
2000KB
Trafigura, dated Brent -2 
end-March delivery
INDIA/HPCL
b: Khafiji, Upper Zakum 
2000KB
ATC, Khafji at-1.40; UZ at +0.35 CFR

INDIA/MRPL
b: Basrah Heavy 
1000KB
Vitol

INDIA/MRPL
b: Oman
1000KB
Shell

INDIA/IOC
b: Umm Lulu
1000KB
Totsa

INDIA/IOC
b: Upper Zakum
1000KB
Totsa

INDIA/IOC
b: Nemba
1000KB
Chevron

INDIA/IOC
b: akpo
1000KB
Chevron

INDIA/MRPL
b: crude
1000-2000KB
Feb 5

**SRI LANKA/CEYPETCO
b:WTI
700KB
Dec 9 (72 hours)
March 23-27
**SRI LANKA/CEYPETCO
b:Murban
4*700KB
Nov 25 (60 days)
April 15-August 14
**INDIA/HPCL
b: crude

Jan 25
Jan arrival
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:Qatar Land
500KB
Reliance at Dubai+30 c/b
Feb loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:Qatar Marine
500KB
Unipec at Dubai-60 c/b
Feb loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:al-Shaheen
500KB
HMEL Dubai +42 c/b
Feb loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:al-Shaheen
500KB
Reliance Dubai +42c/b
Feb loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen
3*500KB
Glencore Dubai + 42c/b
Feb loading
INDIA/MRPL
b: Basrah Heavy 
1000KB
Vitol
Feb arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: Murban
2000KB
Trafigura
Jan loading
TAIWAN/CPC
b: WTI
4000KB
Equinor, Chevron
Feb arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: Nemba
1000KB
Chevron
Jan loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Kole
1000KB
Chevron
Jan loading
INDIA/IOC
b: Kissanje
1000KB
Equinor
Jan loading
*MALAYSIA/PETRONAS
b: Upper Zakum
2000KB
Trafigura
Jan arrival
*MALAYSIA/PETRONAS
b: Basra Heavy + Upper Zakum
2000KB
Vitol
Jan arrival
*TAIWAN/FORMOSA
b: Upper Zakum
2000KB
TotalEnergies Dubai +20-30c/b FOB
Jan
*INDIA/MRPL
b: Murban
1000KB
BP Dubai +$3.5-$4 C&F
Jan
*MALAYSIA/PETRONAS
b: Upper Zakum
2000KB
Trafigura
Jan arrival
*MALAYSIA/PETRONAS
b: Basra Heavy + Upper Zakum
2000KB
Vitol
Jan arrival
*TAIWAN/FORMOSA
b: Upper Zakum
2000KB
TotalEnergies Dubai +20-30c/b FOB
Jan
KUWAIT/KPC 
b: Kuwait Heavy Crude
500KB
Reliance
December 6 -7
KUWAIT/KPC 
b: Eocene
500KB
Reliance
Dec  8-9
CHINA/YANCHANG
b: CPC Blend
1000KB
Vitol
Jan arrival
CHINA/YANCHANG
b: Murban
2000KB
Mercuria
Jan arrival
INDIA/IOC
b: Hungo
1000KB
ExxonMobil
end Jan-early Feb delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Nemba
1000KB
Totsa
end Jan-early Feb delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Usan
1000KB
ExxonMobil
end Jan-early Feb delivery
INDIA/IOC
b: Akko
1000KB
Totsa
end Jan-early Feb delivery
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:Qatar Land
500KB
Reliance
Jan-loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: Qatar Marine
500KB
Unipec at Dubai+about 5 c/b
Jan-loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s:al-Shaheen
500KB
Vitol
Jan-loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen
2*500KB
HMEL
Jan-loading
QATAR/QATAR ENERGY
s: al-Shaheen
3*500KB
Totsa
Jan-loading
INDIA/HPCL
b: Murban
2000KB

Jan arrival
INDIA/HPCL
b: WTI
2000KB

Jan arrival
INDIA/MRPL
b: Basra Medium
1000KB

Jan 1-7 delivery


 (Reporting by Siyi Liu in Singapore; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
 ((siyi.liu@thomsonreuters.com;))