LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Purchases of two cargoes of
Nigerian oil cargoes by Vietnam and Thailand this month may
signal an uptick in demand from a region where interest in
Nigerian crude has been dominated by India and Indonesia.
* Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical BSR.HNO has
bought 1 million barrels of Bonny Light crude in its first-ever
import of Nigerian crude, traders said. * Thailand's IRPC refinery was also heard to have bought a
cargo of light sweet Agbami crude, in the first scheduled
Nigerian export there since April.
* Around 15 or slightly fewer Nigerian cargoes remained for
export in September.
* A cargo of Ghanaian Jubilee crude was heard to have sold
at a premium of $2.50 compared to dated Brent, but other details
did not immediately emerge.
* The first loading programme for the giant Equinor-operated
Johan Sverdrup oil field in Norway will average around 226,000
in October, likely dealing another blow to demand for comparable
Nigerian oil. * Trading for Angolan cargoes remained slow as buyers
awaited discounts on relatively high offers but tenders from
Chinese "teapot" refiners offered some hope.
TENDERS
* Indonesia's Pertamina issued a buy tender for November
delivery of West African crude cargoes. The tender was set to
close on Friday and remains valid until Sept. 3.