(Updates to add Saudi Aramco's statement)
Saudi Arabian Oil Co (SASE:2222), d/b/a Saudi Aramco, received orders for a total of 4 million barrels of crude for loading outside the Strait of Hormuz from two Chinese buyers, Reuters wrote Thursday, citing unnamed trade sources.
PetroChina and Sinochem reportedly each purchased 2 million barrels of Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude cargoes, which the Saudi Arabian oil giant offered on Monday for delivery via ship-to-ship transfers off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
Saudi Aramco declined to comment when reached by.
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