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Reuters scores exclusive on China tripling crude deal volumes with Libya 10.27.2009 Reuters reported exclusively on Oct 27 that China’s top refiner Sinopec was not only renewing its crude deal with Libya but it was also tripling the size of the deal to feed the Chinese refiner’s expanded capacities. The story was crucial for the market as term supply agreements like this one are key indications of demand growth in the world’s second-largest oil user for the year ahead. 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

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Reuters scores exclusive on China tripling crude deal volumes with Libya

10.27.2009

Reuters reported exclusively on Oct 27 that China’s top refiner Sinopec was not only renewing its crude deal with Libya but it was also tripling the size of the deal to feed the Chinese refiner’s expanded capacities. The story was crucial for the market as term supply agreements like this one are key indications of demand growth in the world’s second-largest oil user for the year ahead.

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