Mexico adjusts April oil export price formulas
MEXICO CITY, March 12 (Reuters) - Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex narrowed its April discount on exports of Maya crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast by 10 cents to $3.85 under the monthly adjustment to its oil export price formulas.
Pemex said in a statement on Wednesday the discount on exports of Isthmus crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast was also cut by 10 cents to $4.10. Pemex recently stopped shipping oil to the U.S. West Coast.
The following table gives the price adjustments for all oil exports to the Americas, Europe and Asia:
April March
AMERICAS, GULF COAST
Maya - $3.85 - $3.95
Isthmus - $4.10 - $4.20
Olmeca + $1.20 + $1.10
EUROPE
Maya - $0.50 - $0.60
Isthmus + $0.09 - $0.11
ASIA
Maya -$12.20 -$10.70
Isthmus + $0.80 + $1.00
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FORMULAS (K IS PEMEX CONSTANT):
MAYA: 0.40 (West Texas Sour + Fuel Oil 3%) + 0.10 (Louisiana Light Sweet + Brent dated)+ K
ISTHMUS: 0.40 (West Texas Sour + Louisiana Light Sweet) +0.20 (Brent dated) + K
OLMECA: 0.333 (West Texas Sour + Louisiana Light Sweet +Brent dated) + K
MAYA W. COAST: 0.333 (West Texas Intermediate + Alaskan North Slope + Kern River) + K. (Reporting by Catherine Bremer; Editing by David Gregorio)
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