Sudan's new Dar Blend crude is struggling to find outlets a month after its debut.Weak buying from Asia-Pacific power utilities and concern over the crude's high acidity are limiting demand.Dar Blend exports began at the end of August,more than a year after its initially scheduled start date of July 2005(AGM,25 September,p5).Only eight Dar Blend cargoes of 700,000 bl each have been sold since exports began,out of 11 cargoes offered with end-August to October loading dates.
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