LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - High price expectations by sellers
of Angolan crude oil appeared to cool somewhat as some grades of
January loading cargoes slipped on Monday.
* Sonangol's cargo of heavy, sweet Dalia crude oil, offered
at a premium of $3.50 compared to dated Brent last week, was
marked down to $3.00 on Monday.
* Heavy, sweet crude oil valued for its easy refining into
low sulphur shipping fuels mandated by new global rules remain
in strong demand in East Asian markets.
* Refiners appear set to provide products to meet the new
requirement, and traders viewed the near record offers for some
ideal crude varieties from Angola and Australia as too high.
* Firm middle distillate refining margins in Asia hovered
around two-week highs and helped buoy demand.
* Lighter varieties of West African crude continued a rally
maintained for several weeks on comparable North Sea and
Mediterranean price spikes.
* Nigerian Bonny Light crude was being offered at $3.50
compared to dated Brent, slightly below highs in recent weeks.
TENDERS
* Indonesia's Pertamina issued a buy tender for Feb. 8-12
and Feb. 13-22 delivery closing on Monday and valid until Dec.
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