Kuwait offers crude for July delivery after lifting force majeure

Published June 19, 2026 Updated June 19, 2026 11:28am

Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is offering crude for July delivery via a tender, Reuters reports, citing a document, after lifting force majeure and announcing plans to ramp up output.

The producer is offering Kuwait Export Crude with each cargo at 2 million barrels, according to the document.

They will be sold at a differential to the average Oman and Dubai price quotes on a delivered ex-ship basis, it said.

The tender will close on Tuesday with bids remaining valid until Wednesday.

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