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OIL: WAF Bonny Light Crude Buying Interest Fades

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Demand for WAF crudes remains lacklustre, traders told Reuters, with a nascent price recovery in light sweet grades not spreading to other parts of Europe or WAF.

  • There were no bids or offers in the Platts MOC for Bonny Light Nov. 27, Reuters said.
  • Bonny Light was most recently valued at about Brent plus $1/b on a FOB basis.
  • More Nigerian crude is headed to Asia in November, with loadings to the east having reached 414k b/d, up 230k b/d on the month.
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Demand for WAF crudes remains lacklustre, traders told Reuters, with a nascent price recovery in light sweet grades not spreading to other parts of Europe or WAF.

  • There were no bids or offers in the Platts MOC for Bonny Light Nov. 27, Reuters said.
  • Bonny Light was most recently valued at about Brent plus $1/b on a FOB basis.
  • More Nigerian crude is headed to Asia in November, with loadings to the east having reached 414k b/d, up 230k b/d on the month.