North Sea Crude-WTI Midland rises, Ekofisk declines

LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - WTI Midland climbed and Ekofisk declined, due to deals.

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

There were two deals on Wednesday.

WTI Midland: Total bought from Chevron for August 15-19 at dated Brent plus $1.85 on a CIF Rotterdam basis, or dated Brent plus 90 cents on an FOB basis, according to Reuters calculations. That was higher than the midpoint of bids and offers from Monday.

Ekofisk: Total bought from Phillips for August 7-9 at dated Brent plus $1.55, FOB. That was lower than an offer on Tuesday.

Forties: Gunvor bid for August 5-25 at dated Brent plus $1.30. That was higher than a bid on Friday.

Brent: Gunvor bid for August 7-9 at dated Brent plus $1.30. That was higher than a bid on Friday.

Oseberg: Equinor offered for August 11-13 at dated Brent plus $2.25. That was lower than an offer withdrawn by Equinor on Monday.