Contracts awarded for 3.25 mln barrels of oil for SPR, US Energy Dept says

Sunoco LP (Texas)

13/03/2024 19:08

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Contracts have been
awarded for the acquisition of 3.25 million barrels of oil for
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the U.S. Energy Department said
on Wednesday.
    ExxonMobil has a contract for 1.05 million barrels,
Macquarie Commodities Trading for 1.2 million barrels and Sunoco
for 1 million barrels, the department said. 

 (Reporting by Eric Beech; writing by Paul Grant)
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