LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Offers for Angolan crude slipped
further on slow Chinese demand while offers for some Nigerian
grades received a boost amid loading issues.
* Crude stocks in China near major refining centers actually
increased in recent weeks as refineries there go into
maintenance, according to data intelligence firm Kpler.
* But stocks continued to fall in Singapore as market
backwardation encourages draws on storage but not new purchases
from farther away.
* Angolan state oil company Sonangol reduced its offer for a
cargo of Mostarda crude by 20 cents to dated Brent minus 10
cents.
* Unipec was last offering for re-sale four of its term
allocated cargoes of Angolan crude, Gindungo, Mondo, Dalia, and
Girassol - the first two at around dated Brent flat.
* Offers for Nigerian light sweet crude grades Bonny Light
and Qua Iboe were raised upward above dated Brent flat.
* Traders said loading issues leading to some delays on the
Bonny Light stream encouraged the price rise.
* Indonesia's Pertamina issued a buy tender for crude oil
for May arrival valid until Friday.
* India's IOC closed a buy tender for May 1-10 loading
crude, but results did not immediately emerge.
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