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OIL: ADNOC’s Fallin Upper Zakum Exports Complicate Futures Contract Plan: Platts

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ADNOC’s exports of Upper Zakum crude have trended downwards over the last eight months, complicating plans for a much-discussed futures contract underpinned by the grade, Platts said.

  • Upper Zakum exports have hovered around 0.7m b/d, falling as low as 0.589m b/d in June.
  • The decline in exports of the medium sour crude comes as ADNOC completes its Ruwais West refinery transformation allowing the 418k b/d refinery to process heavier crudes.
  • The proposed Upper Zakum futures contract was targeted for a launch in H2 2023 but has since been delayed, with no updates from ADNOC or ICE on when it may be launched.

 

Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights

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