SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - -
* India’s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd sells naphtha at lower premiums as high supplies persist
* MRPL sells 35,000 tonnes of naphtha for Feb. 25-27 loading from New Mangalore to Gunvor at premiums of $13 to $14 a tonne to Middle East quotes on a free-on-board (FOB) basis
* Premium is at least 15 percent lower versus a recent cargo MRPL sold to Socar for Feb. 8-10 loading
* The latest premium is also the lowest for MRPL since it sold a cargo last year for Nov. 3-5 loading (Reporting by Seng Li Peng; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)