MRPL buys first ever cargo of US Thunder Horse crude oil.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals has made its first purchase of US-produced Thunder Horse crude oil via a tender for mid-October delivery, an industry source said.

The PSU refiner on Thursday late evening placed an order to buy 1 million barrels of the oil with BP, the source added.

The source declined to be identified due to sensitivity of the deal.

No immediate comment is available from MRPL.

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