BP Is Trying to Sell Tainted Russian Oil Stuck for Months on a Tanker
- Tender for sale of contaminated Urals crude to close on Friday
- Tanker loaded the consignment during a contamination crisis
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BP Plc is tendering to sell a cargo of tainted Russian oil that’s been languishing on a tanker for more than 2 1/2 months after being loaded at a port in the Baltic Sea.
The London-based oil giant is inviting other companies to bid for the 100,000-ton Urals crude load, according to a copy of a tender document seen by Bloomberg. Its level of organic chlorides -- a contaminant that can damage oil refineries if not removed -- is 29 parts per million, multiples higher than it should be. BP declined to comment.