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North Sea Crude-WTI trades higher

ReutersMay 16, 2025 4:30 PM

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. WTI Midland crude traded higher on Friday, while North Sea grades were steady.

PLATTS WINDOW

* Indications are on a free-on-board (FOB) basis unless marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at place (DAP).

* There was a single deal on Friday.

* WTI Midland: Vitol bought from Gunvor for June 6-10 at dated Brent plus $1.20 on a CIF Rotterdam basis, or dated Brent plus 28 cents on an FOB basis, according to Reuters calculations. Earlier in the week, WTI Midland traded at dated Brent plus 50 cents on a CIF Rotterdam basis.

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NORTH SEA CRUDE OIL DIFFERENTIALS AND OUTRIGHT PRICES: 
                    0#BFO-DIF     0#C-E 
Dated BFO       BFO- 
Brent           BFO-BRT       BFO-E 
Forties         BFO-FOT       FOT-E 
Oseberg         BFO-OSE       OSE-E 
Ekofisk         BFO-EKO       EKO-E 
 Monthly North Sea crude loading programmes     O/LOAD 
 OPEC OPEC                NSEA  North Sea 
 CRU  crude oil           PROD  oil products 
 DRV  derivatives         PRO/E European products 
  OILOIL  NYMOIL, IPEOIL, OILSPD, OILARB 
CRDWLDPRODEUR, PRODUS, APROD 
ENERGY energy speed guide   CRUDE/1 crude speed guide

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