Brent Aug Crude Program 4.897M Bbl, +1.297M Bbl On Month-Trade

9th Jul 2010 09:12

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The August loading program for North Sea Brent blend crude oil is scheduled at 4.897 million barrels, up 1.297 million barrels from July, a trader said Friday. August's program comprises eight standard 600,000-barrel cargoes and one top-up cargo of 97,000 barrels. The volume is equivalent to 157,968 barrels a day, compared with 116,129 barrels a day in July. The Brent blend crude, also called Brent-Ninian Blend, is a mix of crude from Brent field, operated by Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA) Shell U.K. Exploration and Production unit, and BP PLC (BP)-operated Ninian field. -By Sherry Su, Dow Jones Newswires; +44(0)20-7842-9329; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 09, 2010 04:12 ET (08:12 GMT)