SA refiners seek gasoil for Jan-trade

Total South Africa is seeking 40,000 tonnes of 500 ppm sulphur gasoil for delivery over Jan. 15-25 into Durban.

Both companies usually purchase diesel to import into South Africa through private negotiations and rarely enter the spot market via tenders, industry sources told Reuters. The reasons for the requirements are unclear, but one source said it could be spillover demand from the Christmas holiday period. Gasoil is used as transport fuel and for power generation in South Africa.

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