Malaysia's Petronas buys first ever US oil cargo, due in Sept: Sources

One of the two crude distillation units at the Malacca refinery will process the US sour crude that would replace oil from the Middle East, said one of the sourcesREUTERS  |  July 03, 2018, 15:31 IST
Malaysia's Petronas buys first ever US oil cargo, due in Sept: Sources SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's state energy company Petronas has bought its first ever US oil cargo of 1 million barrels of Mars crude, expected to arrive at its Malacca refinery in September, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

One of the two crude distillation units at the Malacca refinery will process the US sour crude that would replace oil from the Middle East, one of the sources said.

Petronas could not be immediately reached for comment.