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title: "Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co. purchases 2 million barrels of American crude oil for December delivery"
description: "An unnamed trader stated that Japan's Idemitsu purchased 2 million barrels of American WTI Midland crude oil from Occidental Petroleum, which is set to arrive in December. The transaction price is at "
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published_at: "2025-09-05T04:20:42.000Z"
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# Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co. purchases 2 million barrels of American crude oil for December delivery

> An unnamed trader stated that Japan's Idemitsu purchased 2 million barrels of American WTI Midland crude oil from Occidental Petroleum, which is set to arrive in December. The transaction price is at a premium of $4.30-$4.40 per barrel over the Dubai benchmark crude

An unnamed trader stated that Japan's Idemitsu purchased 2 million barrels of American WTI Midland crude oil from Occidental Petroleum, which is set to arrive in December. The transaction price is at a premium of $4.30-$4.40 per barrel over the Dubai benchmark crude

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