U.S. Energy Dept says 6 companies named winners in sale of strategic crude reserves

Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday that six companies were named winners in the sale of U.S. strategic crude reserves.

The Energy Department sold 18 million barrels of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil to Valero Marketing and Supply, Phillips 66, Motiva Enterprises, Marathon Petroleum, Gunvor USA and Exxon Mobil, the department said in a statement.

Valero Marketing and Supply bought more than 8 million barrels.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru Editing by Chris Reese)