Oil major Exxon Mobil bought Mars crude for August delivery, two sources said on Wednesday, after briefly halting purchases ...

The contamination in the Mars crude stream had pushed Exxon ( XOM) to borrow as much as 1M barrels from the Strategic ...

Oil major Exxon Mobil told its trading counterparts that it will not buy the Mars crude oil grade until a zinc contamination ...

The start-up of an offshore well caused zinc contamination in Mars crude, Chevron said on Friday, leading to the tightening ...

This issue has prompted the US Government to release barrels from its emergency stockpile to support regional refineries.

By bne IntelliNews A brief supply disruption related to a zinc contamination issue in the Mars crude stream appears to have been resolved. Citing two sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported ...

ExxonMobil is borrowing up to 1 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve due to contaminated offshore ...

US supermajor ExxonMobil is not buying any crude from the Mars stream in the US Gulf until a zinc contamination issue is ...

In September 2008, after hurricanes Gustav and Ike decimated Gulf communities, the DOE authorized an SPR exchange of nearly 5 ...

A refinery in Louisiana will receive crude from the nation’s stockpile to help address offshore oil supply issues.

ExxonMobil resumed purchases of Mars crude for August after halting due to zinc contamination concerns, with the U.S. DOE ...

Exxon Mobil halts Mars crude oil purchases over zinc contamination. Learn how this issue impacts prices and production along ...