LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Offers for Nigerian and Angolan
crude remained steady as some West African cargoes traded,
though sale prices remained elusive and demand was still largely
weak.
* Taiwan's Formosa awarded a buy tender to a West African
crude grade, traders said, though no further details emerged.
* Angola's Sonangol was believed to have sold at least one
cargo from its October export programme - girassol for at least
dated Brent plus 50 cents.
* A private Chinese refiner purchased a cargo of Sangos from
Italy's ENI.
* Sonangol still had at least five spot cargoes left to sell
by Tuesday, with offers steady from last week.
* Potential buyers said offers for Angolan crude were still
largely too high, with heavy sweet Congolese Djeno and Chadian
Doba selling slowly and the latter being offered at a sizeable
discount to dated Brent.
* A glut of Nigerian crude on the market totalled around 40
cargoes as potential European buyers said they were still
holding off on purchases amid abundant storage and poor margins.
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