LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The spot market was quiet on
Wednesday, as sellers waited to see the results of several
tenders in Asia before issuing fresh offers.
* Adding to the slow pace, cargo nominations for Angola's
January loading schedule had not yet emerged after the programme
came out early in the week.
* India's IOC closed tenders seeking west African crude for
end-December to January loading. The winners have not yet been
announced.
* Taiwan's CPC closed a tender for sweet crude for January
loading but details of the winner did not immediately emerge.
* Around 25 cargoes of Nigerian crude are still available
from the December programme.
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as a key swing buyer of crude as prices plunged earlier this
year, is setting plans to grow again in 2021, supporting a
further boost in imports. * Oil shipment data tracked by Refinitiv shows China is on
course to import 339.5 million barrels of crude oil in November,
which would mark a new record.
* Oil companies have asked security services to tighten
surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the
expected sacking of hundreds of workers worsen desperation in
the region, industry sources told Reuters.