Middle East Crude-Dubai, Murban dip; Oman nudges up

SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Middle East crude benchmark spot premiums of Dubai and Murban dipped on Wednesday, while that of Oman nudged up.

Oil prices climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, as investors weighed a fresh round of U.S. sanctions on Iran, a drop in U.S. crude stocks and a softer tone from President Donald Trump towards the Federal Reserve and his tariff war with China.

SINGAPORE CASH DEALS

Cash Dubai's premium to swaps fell 10 cents to $1.71 a barrel.

PetroChina will deliver three June-loading Murban crude cargoes following the deals, two to Vitol and one to Gunvor.

SELLER-BUYER	PRICE ($/BBL)
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.52
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.52
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-TRAFIGURA	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-TRAFIGURA	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-TRAFIGURA	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.49
PETROCHINA-GUNVOR	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.49
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.49
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.50
PETROCHINA-VITOL	69.49
PETROCHINA-TRAFIGURA	69.49

PRICES ($/BBL)

	CURRENT	PREV SESSION
GME OMAN	69.95	68.81
GME OMAN DIFF TO DUBAI	2.17	2.14
CASH DUBAI	69.49	68.48

NEWS

Sinopec, Asia's top refiner, resumed purchases of Russian oil after a brief pause last month to assess risks from sanctions imposed by the United States on Russian entities, trade sources said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia and India agreed to boost cooperation in supplies of crude and liquefied petroleum gas, according to a joint statement reported by the Saudi state news agency on Wednesday following a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ConocoPhillips COP.N, a top U.S. oil and gas producer, plans to cut staff, the company said on Tuesday, amid a broad push to rein in costs and streamline operations after its $23 billion buyout of rival Marathon Oil.

U.S. oilfield technology firm Baker Hughes BKR.O on Tuesday flagged a potential impact on its annual core profit of between $100 million and $200 million due to tariffs.

Norway's combined oil and gas production declined by 4.9% in March but still exceeded an official forecast for the month by 1.1%, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Wednesday.

For crude prices, oil product cracks and refining margins, please click on the RICs below.

Brent	BRENTSGMc1
Dubai	DUBSGSWMc2
GME Oman	OQc1
Brent/Dubai EFS	DUB-EFS-1M

PRODUCT CRACKS
Fuel oil crack	FO180SGCKMc1
Gasoil crack	GO10SGCKMc1
Naphtha crack	NAF-SIN-CRK
Gasoline crack	GL92-SIN-CRK
Complex refining margins	REF/MARGIN1

(Reporting by Siyi Liu in Singapore; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

((siyi.liu@thomsonreuters.com;))

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