W.Africa Crude - Differentials edge lower

- The West African crude market was quiet on Thursday as demand waned and crude grades competed for market share against each other.

  • Nigeria's Bonga for August 3 to August 4 loading was bought at dated flat in the Platts window earlier this week, traders said, while TotalEnergies offered Angolan Djeno at minus $14 to dated Brent.

  • Differentials have been pressured by weak appetite from China and both U.S. and Latin American grades coming in cheaper to Europe, traders have said this week.

  • Additionally, the partial increase in flows from the Middle East was alleviating concerns of a shortage.

  • In the wider market, ExxonMobil and its partners will invest $1 billion in the Usan Infill Project offshore Nigeria, a development expected to add 40,000 barrels per day of oil production, Nigeria's upstream regulator said on Wednesday.