BP sells U.S. crude oil to Thailand, Australia for first time - sources

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - BP plans to ship 1 million barrels of U.S. crude to Thailand and Australia for the first time, three trade sources said on Wednesday, as the company steps up American oil exports to meet demand in the Asia-Pacific region. The cargo will add to at least four shipments of U.S. crude by BP to Asia earlier this year after the United States government lifted a decades-old ban on crude exports in late 2015. Traders are keen to ship more U.S. oil to Asia, but falli