March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy on Mondayreleased results from its bid to sell 5 million barrels of oilfrom the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Oil majors Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell were among the apparently successful bidders, alongwith independent refiners Phillips 66 and MarathonPetroleum and foreign trading firm Mercuria, documentsshow.
This is the first test sale from the reserve since 1990.