UAE offers to sell Saudi Arab Light from supertanker, tender shows 1.7m barrels revised to 1.87m, loading Nov 10–20, 2026
Reuters reported a UAE tender on Nov 10, 2026 offering Saudi Arab Light crude from a supertanker that was attacked and leaked, showing 1.7m barrels offered then revised to 1.87m for ship-to-ship loading Nov 10–20.
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At a glance
On Nov 10, 2026 Reuters reported that the UAE offered to sell Saudi Arab Light crude remaining on a supertanker that was attacked and leaked off its coast. A tender document reviewed by Reuters showed an initial offering of 1.7 million barrels, later revised to 1.87 million, for ship-to-ship loading between November 10 and November 20, 2026.
- Reuters reported a UAE tender on Nov 10, 2026 offering Saudi Arab Light crude from a supertanker that was attacked and leaked, showing 1.7m barrels offered then revised to 1.87m for ship-to-ship loading Nov 10–20.
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What happened
The UAE has offered to sell Saudi Arab Light crude that remained on a supertanker which was attacked and leaked. A tender showed an initial amount of 1.7 million barrels later revised to 1.87 million, with ship-to-ship loading scheduled between November 10 and November 20, 2026.
Why it matters
The tender specifies a Nov 10–20, 2026 loading window and lists 1.7 million barrels then revised to 1.87 million in the reviewed documents, which are time-bound factual details reported by Reuters.
CHRONOS Bottom Line
A UAE tender offered Saudi Arab Light crude from a supertanker that was attacked and leaked, listing 1.7 million barrels initially and revising to 1.87 million, with ship-to-ship loading between Nov 10 and Nov 20, 2026.
Full detail
What changed
Reuters reported on Nov 10, 2026 that a UAE tender offered Saudi Arab Light crude remaining on a supertanker that was attacked and leaked. The tender showed an initial 1.7 million barrels offered, later revised to 1.87 million barrels, for ship-to-ship loading between Nov 10 and Nov 20, 2026.
What is genuinely new
Reuters published on Nov 10, 2026 that the UAE’s energy ministry offered to sell Saudi Arab Light crude from a supertanker that had been attacked and leaked, and that a tender document showed 1.7 million barrels were initially offered and later revised to 1.87 million, for ship-to-ship loading between Nov 10 and Nov 20, 2026.
Detailed analysis
Reuters reviewed tender documents and spoke to trade sources showing the UAE offered Saudi Arab Light crude remaining on a supertanker that was attacked and leaked. The documents show an initial tender volume of 1.7 million barrels later revised to 1.87 million barrels, and specify ship-to-ship loading between Nov 10 and Nov 20, 2026. The report is limited to the tender details and sourcing described in the Reuters article.
U.S. Impact
U.S. Impact assessment pending.