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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an emergency release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ExxonMobil, aiming to ease “logistical challenges” affecting crude oil deliveries to its Baton ...

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

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

CVX's offshore zinc contamination disrupted Mars crude flows, forcing DOE action and roiling Gulf Coast refiners.

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