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91 -- SALE OF CRUDE OIL SOL DE-NS96-98PO51000 DUE 042098 POC Contact Rose Gaillard, Contract Specialist, (504)734-4776/Gerri Champagne, Contract Specialist, (504)734-4766/M. G. Waggoner, Contracting Officer, (504)734-4444 E-MAIL: COS9801@spr.doe.gov, COS9801@spr.doe.gov. Sale of crude oil at the Department of Energy: approximately 363,000 barrels of Bryan Mound Sweet crude oil, specific gravity, 60/60 degrees Fahrenheit = 0.8453, API gravity = 35.9, sulfur wt% = 0.31, at Seaway Meter Station, Seaway Texas City Terminal. Anticipated date for issuance of solicitation is April 6, 1998. (0091)

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