W. Africa Crude-Diffs steady as demand in Europe rises, wanes in China

Reuters · 01/06/2023 16:38
W. Africa Crude-Diffs steady as demand in Europe rises, wanes in China


- Prospects for West African crude sales to Europe improved this week due to favourable margins but withered for China as a COVID-19 wave rises there, leaving differentials largely steady.


* Vitol continued to seek a buyer for a small January-loading cargo of Nigerian Brass river crude.

* Indonesia's Pertamina closed a buy tender for crude arriving in early March, although offers were valid until early week.

* Covid cases in China put a damper on sales of Angolan, Congolese and Chadian crude there, traders said.

* Sales of February-loading Angolan crude have been relatively brisk, however, as state oil company Sonangol sold out of its cargoes earlier this week.

* Higher European gas cracks of buoyed sales of light sweet crude from the region.


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(Reporting by Noah Browning)

((Noah.browning@thomsonreuters.com))

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