Blockchain Platform Goes Live for North Sea Crude Oil Trading

Blockchain Platform Goes Live for North Sea Crude Oil Trading
British energy giant BP has announced a 'giant' oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
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LONDON—Oil majors and trading firms can start finalizing crude oil deals on a live blockchain-based platform for the first time, in a move that could revolutionize the market.

Commodities trading firms have piloted similar schemes in recent years as blockchain technology has the potential to drastically cut costs in an environment of razor-thin profit margins.