Murban Crude Jumps to 4-Month High as ADNOC Curbs Supply to Asia

The price of Murban Crude, the flagship grade of the United Arab Emirates, surged to a four-month high this week, amid reports that the UAE’s national oil company ADNOC will reduce its immediate crude shipments to Asia. ADNOC plans to cut by about 5% the supply it is offering in spot tenders to Asian buyers this month and next, anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday. The lower crude oil supply to Asia in the coming weeks will be the result of maintenance on some of ADNOC’s onshore fields in Abu Dhabi,…