ICE begins West African crude oil swaps

The InterContinental Exchange (ICE) has launched its first set of derivatives linked to the West African…

West Africa Crude: Nigerian oil to sail west, but arbitrage in question

Strong refinery margins kept demand elevated, enabling several more Nigerian cargoes to trade. But gains in…

West Africa Crude: Market firm, margins support

West African crude oil differential prices remained strong on Friday, traders said, supported by distillate margins…

West Africa Crude: Diffs underpinned by strong margins

Sellers remained bullish on Wednesday, offering cargoes at high differentials on the back of strong distillate…

West African oil booms as refineries cash in on high margins

Booming refinery profits are helping West African oil producers sell cargoes quickly, aided by a shortage…

West Africa Crude: Nigerian clears further, Angolan nearly sold out

An Indian tender absorbed some of the Nigerian overhang on Friday while majors were taking unsold…

Nigerian oil output recovery adds to surplus – Traders

Nigerian crude for August loading is proving slow to find buyers amid rising supply, oil trading…

West Africa Crude: HPCL buys Nigerian, but diffs under pressure

An excess of light sweet crude continued to threaten Nigerian crude prices, though the reliability of…

Forcados pushes Nigeria’s crude production to one-year high

Nigeria’s crude oil production has hit one-year high, according to a report released by the Organisation…

West Africa Crude: Qua Iboe diff plummets on light, sweet oversupply

Trade in Nigerian grades was slow on Tuesday owing to plentiful alternative light sweet grades in…

West Africa Crude: Supplies weigh on Nigerian, tenders in focus

Nigerian crude differentials remained under downward pressure on Tuesday from ample supplies while offer levels for…

Nigeria’s June oil exports poised to hit 15-month high on Forcados plan

Nigeria issued its first Forcados oil loading plan since 2016, putting the nation’s June oil exports…