Med Crude-Urals strong as Shell, Total win tenders

* Talk of a VLCC to Asia
* Kirkuk also benefits from Urals’ strength
* Urals at premium over Brent for 1 month in Med

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Oil majors Shell and Total
won a lion’s share of tenders by Russian oil producers for
December, paying a hefty premium for the Urals grade and helping
it stay at a premium to benchmark Brent for the longest period
on record.
Shell won six cargoes from Rosneft. Total won one cargo from
Rosneft and one from Surgut, traders said.
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