South Korean and Indian refiners purchase US crude oil for November shipment

1. Traders said that recently, Asian refiners in South Korea and India have purchased U.S. crude oil for November shipment. Indian Oil Corporation and South Korea's SK Energy each bought a shipment of U.S.-produced crude oil loaded on an Aframax tanker, with each cargo amounting to around 750 thousand barrels.2. Seoul-based GS Caltex purchased a shipment of crude oil loaded on a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) from Chevron, with a cargo volume of about 2 million barrels.