Sudan Sells Dar Blend Crude Oil for October Loading to Unipec

By Christian Schmollinger

Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Sudan Petroleum Corp., the country's state-owned oil company, sold 1.6 million barrels of Dar Blend oil to China United International Petroleum & Chemical Corp. for loading in October, said traders who submitted bids for the cargo.

Details of the transaction are as follows:

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Crude:         Dar Blend, Sudan
Quantity:      1.6 million barrels
Buyer:         Unipec
Loading:       October
Loading port:  Bashayer Marine Terminal 2, Sudan
Price:         Discount of around $24 a barrel to the price of
              Dated Brent crude oil
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To contact the reporter on this story: Christian Schmollinger in Singapore at christian.s@bloomberg.net.