Chinese refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical has bought 3 million barrels of Brazilian and Qatari crude oil via a spot tender, several trade sources said on Thursday.
The refiner purchased 2 million barrels of Brazilian Atapu and Tupi crude from Petrobras for March delivery, they said.
It also bought 1 million barrels of February-loading al-Shaheen crude from Unipec, the sources said.
The price of the purchases were not immediately known.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Florence Tan; Editing by Varun H K)