Firsts Home

Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets
Reuters ahead on Indonesia skipping oil tender for the first time 10.08.2009 Reuters was ahead of its major competitors on Oct 8 by nearly an hour in reporting that Indonesia could skip a monthly spot tender to import sweet crude for the first time this year because of swollen inventories and weak domestic demand. The absence of buyer Pertamina added downward pressure on the market, causing price differentials to slump. Platts used the Reuters story an hour later. Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

Commodities & Energy

Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets

Reuters ahead on Indonesia skipping oil tender for the first time

10.08.2009

Reuters was ahead of its major competitors on Oct 8 by nearly an hour in reporting that Indonesia could skip a monthly spot tender to import sweet crude for the first time this year because of swollen inventories and weak domestic demand. The absence of buyer Pertamina added downward pressure on the market, causing price differentials to slump. Platts used the Reuters story an hour later.

Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here