Oil major Exxon Mobil bought Mars crude for August delivery, two sources said on Wednesday, after briefly halting purchases ...

By bne IntelliNews A brief supply disruption related to a zinc contamination issue in the Mars crude stream appears to have been resolved. Citing two sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported ...

CVX's offshore zinc contamination disrupted Mars crude flows, forcing DOE action and roiling Gulf Coast refiners.

This issue has prompted the US Government to release barrels from its emergency stockpile to support regional refineries.

ExxonMobil is borrowing up to 1 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve due to contaminated offshore ...

Oil major Exxon Mobil told its trading counterparts that it will not buy the Mars crude oil grade until a zinc contamination ...

In September 2008, after hurricanes Gustav and Ike decimated Gulf communities, the DOE authorized an SPR exchange of nearly 5 ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized the release of 1 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address ...

US supermajor ExxonMobil is not buying any crude from the Mars stream in the US Gulf until a zinc contamination issue is ...

A refinery in Louisiana will receive crude from the nation’s stockpile to help address offshore oil supply issues.

The start-up of an offshore well caused zinc contamination in Mars crude, Chevron said on Friday, leading to the tightening ...

Exxon Mobil halts Mars crude oil purchases over zinc contamination. Learn how this issue impacts prices and production along ...