International crude:Urals diffs widen as Brent,WTI rise

摘要

In the Mediterranean sour market,Urals differentials widened Friday as Brent and WTI continued their rise for the second day running.The increase is putting pressure not only on Urals but on sour crudes in general and started to cause tension between buyers,some producers and term lifters,sources indicated.Sources told Platts that a "Med-based Iranian customer refused to lift an April cargo because of differences over OSP prices which are not adjusted enough."