North Sea Crude-WTI Midland trades higher while Brent dips
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) -U.S. WTI Midland traded slightly higher than previous deal levels in the Platts window on Wednesday while Brent blend traded lower.
LOADINGS
* Supply of the five North Sea crude oil grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark will average about 632,000 barrels per day (bpd) in December, up from 606,000 bpd in November, loading programmes showed.
* Loading programmes for Forties, Ekofisk and Brent surfaced on Wednesday.
* Forties will load eight cargoes in December, Brent two cargoes and Ekofisk 11 cargoes.
PLATTS WINDOW
* Indications are free on board (FOB) unless marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at place (DAP).
* WTI Midland: Trafigura sold a Nov. 18-22 cargo to Petroineos at dated Brent plus $1.70 CIF Rotterdam.
* The deal equated to about dated plus 69 cents FOB, Reuters calculations showed.
* WTI Midland last traded in the window on Monday, when Mercuria sold a cargo for Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 to Gunvor at dated Brent plus $1.60 CIF Rotterdam.
* Brent/Ninian: Gunvor bought a Nov. 16-18 cargo from TotalEnergies at dated plus 25 cents FOB.
* On Tuesday, TotalEnergies offered the same dates down to dated Brent plus 70 cents without finding a buyer.
* Forties: Mercuria bid for a cargo loading Nov. 25-27 at dated plus 45 cents.
* Ekofisk: Eni withdrew an offer for Nov. 24-26 at dated Brent plus $1.50.
Reporting by Robert Harvey
Editing by David Goodman
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