BPCL offers H1 Nov Kochi stem

SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Reuters) Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has offered a 30,000-tonne naphtha cargo for Nov. 8-12 loading from the western port of Kochi, a trading source said on Tuesday.

The tender will close on Thursday. Validity was not immediately available.

BPCL last sold a 30,000-tonne cargo for Oct. 21-25 loading to Japanese trader Itochu at - a tonne premium to Middle East spot quotes, free-on-board (FOB) basis.

Indian refiners have sold or offered at least 416,000 tonnes of November-loading naphtha, after selling over 1 million tonnes for September and October.

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