Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) received its first cargo of US crude. The crude tanker MT Maran Poseidon carrying 1.0 Million Barrels of Southern Green Canyon crude (1,41,000 MT) arrived at New Mangalore Port (NMPT) for unloading its cargo to MRPL tanks.
As reported earlier, MRPL purchased its first cargo of Southern Green Canyon (SGC), High Sulfur crude from USA for the first time, in order to diversify its crude sourcing