Rosneft Awards Tender to Sell Venezuelan Heavy Oil

Russian oil company Rosneft has awarded a group of refining and trading firms including U.S. companies a tender to sell a portion of its quota of Venezuelan heavy crude, three traders told Reuters on Wednesday.

The deliveries will cover the September-December period. The crude grades offered include Venezuelan diluted crude oil (DCO), according to the sources.


(Reporting by Marianna Parraga; Editing by Gary McWilliams and Diane Craft)