ExxonMobil has bought Mars crude produced offshore Louisiana for August delivery, for the first time in several days after briefly halting purchases due to a quality issue with zinc contamination, Reuters reports, citing two sources. Mars crude is produced offshore Louisiana and is a staple with Gulf Coast refineries, including Exxon’s refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, supply of the Mars crude grade to the Gulf Coast refining hub was reduced last week after Chevron said that the start-up of a new offshore well may have…
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