CVX's offshore zinc contamination disrupted Mars crude flows, forcing DOE action and roiling Gulf Coast refiners.

This issue has prompted the US Government to release barrels from its emergency stockpile to support regional refineries.

The start-up of an offshore well caused zinc contamination in Mars crude, Chevron said on Friday, leading to the tightening ...

Oil major Exxon Mobil told its trading counterparts that it will not buy the Mars crude oil grade until a zinc contamination ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized the release of 1 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address ...

Exxon Mobil halts Mars crude oil purchases over zinc contamination. Learn how this issue impacts prices and production along ...

US supermajor ExxonMobil is not buying any crude from the Mars stream in the US Gulf until a zinc contamination issue is ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized the exchange of as many as 1M barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ...

Exxon Mobil halts Mars crude oil purchases over zinc contamination. Learn how this issue impacts prices and production along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

HOUSTON (Reuters) -The start-up of an offshore well caused zinc contamination in Mars crude, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) said on Friday, leading to the tightening crude oil supply in the key Gulf Coast ...

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Oil major Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), told its trading counterparts that it will not buy the Mars crude oil grade until a zinc contamination issue is fixed, two sources familiar ...