News
04 January 2016

Vitol inaugurates US shale oil exports

Region:
Americas, Europe

Swiss commodity trader Vitol Group has become the first overseas buyer of US shale oil. ConocoPhillips will supply the first tanker-load, comprising crude and ultra-light condensate from wells in the Eagle Ford Shale formation in south Texas, after the US lifted a 40-year ban on export shipments...

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