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Saudi Arabia has sold about 60mln barrels of crude from its Ras Tanura port inside the Strait of Hormuz for loading in September and October, Reuters reports citing sources

Spot crude sales of this size from Ras Tanura sit apart from Saudi Arabia's customary practice of selling almost entirely through term contracts at official selling prices, so an unusual spot offering is generally read as a signal of intent rather than routine marketing.

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In past episodes, stepped-up spot availability from the kingdom has coincided with periods of elevated output or a push to defend market share, and it has tended to pressure the front of the Brent and Dubai curves and compress regional differentials as prompt supply loosens. The distinction worth drawing is between incremental barrels that represent a production increase and barrels redirected from storage or term allocations; only the former adds net supply. Ras Tanura inside the Strait of Hormuz is the kingdom's principal Gulf export point, so sales from there reach Asian refiners, and the reception in that bid slate is the relevant test. The follow-ons are the next monthly OSP revisions, any change in the OPEC+ production posture, and whether other Gulf producers follow with similar spot availability. As a source-sourced report rather than an official statement, confirmation in loading schedules and tanker tracking is what hardens the signal.

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