LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Spot trade continued to be muted
on Wednesday but a few cargoes cleared in an Indian tender.
* Just around a dozen Angolan cargoes remained from the
January programme.
* Two cargoes of Cabinda were left to be traded, one with
Eni and another with Chevron.
* "Margins are really poor. Shipping is getting more
expensive again, around $4.50 a barrel to Asia, and dated Brent
is really strong," a trader said.
* India's IOC awarded a tender for crude loading Feb. 11-20.
Full details did not immediately emerge but BP was said to have
won with a cargo of Escravos and Total with a cargo of Akpo and
another grade, a trader said.
* Uruguay's ANCAP issued a tender for March-delivery crude,
closing on Dec. 12.
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