MRPL receives first cargo of US crude

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) on Friday received its first cargo of US crude.

The crude tanker MT Maran Poseidon, carrying 1.0 Million Barrels of Southern Green Canyon crude (1,41,000 MT), arrived at New Mangalore Port (NMPT) for unloading its cargo to MRPL tanks.

As reported earlier, MRPL purchased its first cargo of Southern Green Canyon (SGC), High Sulfur crude from USA for the first time, in order to diversify its crude sourcing, stated a press release.