Indonesia's Pertamina seeks more term gasoline, document shows
NEW DELHI/JAKARTA, June 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Pertamina on Friday sought 200,000 barrels per month of 90-octane grade of gasoline for July-September delivery, according to a document seen by Reuters.
It is the state-run company's third term tender between May and June, issued by its trading arm Pertamina Patra Niaga, Reuters record shows.
There are no restrictions on the origin of the cargo. Some of the earlier tenders had excluded Singapore-origin cargoes.
The tender closes on June 23 and is valid till June 27, the document showed. The earlier tender that was valid till June 16 sought to buy up to 1.2 million barrels of term gasoline cargoes monthly.
Another set of term tenders that were valid till May 30 and had restrictions of Singapore-origin cargoes was awarded to multiple suppliers in China, at least one Indian supplier and a few international traders, market sources said.
Pertamina Patra Niaga did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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