North Sea benchmark oil supply to fall in March

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Supply of the five North Sea crude oil grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark will average about 498,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, down from 575,000 bpd in February, loading programmes showed.

Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk and Troll are the five North Sea grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark. U.S. WTI Midland crude, which is also part of the benchmark, does not have a loading programme.