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Iraq issues formula prices for revamped Basrah stream

  • Mercados: Crude oil
  • 10/12/20

Iraqi state-owned marketer Somo has issued the first official formula prices for its revamped Basrah crude stream, which will be available as three grades instead of two from January.

The price of January-loading cargoes of the new Basrah Medium grade has been set at a 65¢/bl discount to the monthly average of Oman-Dubai assessments for buyers in the key Asia-Pacific market, while the new Basrah Light will command a 40¢/bl premium and Basrah Heavy a $1.60/bl discount.

As of January, the on-paper gravity specifications of the three Basrah grades will be 33˚API for Basrah Light, 29˚API for Basrah Medium and 24˚API fo Basrah Heavy.

Somo's failure to make the two existing Basrah grades available at their on-paper gravity specifications — 34°API for Basrah Light and 26°API for Basrah Heavy — obliged the company to regularly reimburse customers. Somo intends to have a new compensation scheme when the stream is split into three grades next year.

It will offer a 40¢/bl reimbursement for each 1˚API below the Basrah Light and Basrah Medium specifications, and a 60¢/bl compensation for each 1˚API below the Basrah Heavy specification.

Somo has made no adjustments to its Kirkuk blend sale process, although the company only markets a small amount. Most Kirkuk supplies are sold by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Somo has cut its January price for Kirkuk blend by 15¢/bl compared with this month for European buyers and by 30¢/bl for US customers.

Nominations for Somo's January-loading cargoes were expected to be submitted today, one market participant said.

Somo official formula prices$/bl
January
Europe (vs. Dated)
Basrah Light-0.50
Basrah Medium-2.05
Basrah Heavy-3.30
Kirkuk0.50
US (vs. ASCI)
Basrah Light0.00
Basrah Medium-0.90
Basrah Heavy-1.75
Kirkuk1.00
Asia-Pacific (vs. Oman/Dubai average)
Basrah Light0.40
Basrah Medium -0.65
Basrah Heavy-1.60

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