Saudi Aramco to Use Sour Oil Index as U.S. Benchmark, Drop WTI
By Margot Habiby, Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct 2009Saudi Aramco, the state oil company, will start using an index of sour crudes next year to price oil for sale to U.S. customers, abandoning the West Texas Intermediate benchmark amid concern about its viability.
Aramco will employ the Argus Sour Crude Index published by Argus Media Ltd. ... Read full article

