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Indian oil said to buy five million barrels of West African oil

Indian Oil Corp., the nation's biggest refiner, is said to have bought five million barrels of West African crude for loading in November, said four traders involved in the region's market.

The company bought Nigerian Yoho, Amenam and Escravos crudes, Zafiro from Equatorial Guinea and Girassol from Angola, the people said, declining to be identified because the information is confidential.