Supply of the five North Sea crude oil grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark will average about 707,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February, loading programs showed, down from 813,000 bpd planned in January.
Dated Brent is based on the Brent, Ekofisk, Oseberg, Forties and Troll crude streams.
Details are as below. Figures are rounded up.
| February | January | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPD | MLN BBLS | BPD | MLN BBLS | |
| Forties | 236,000 | 6.6 | 271,000 | 8.4 |
| Ekofisk | 214,000 | 6 | 232,000 | 7.2 |
| Troll | 150,000 | 4.2 | 155,000 | 4.8 |
| Oseberg | 64,000 | 1.8 | 97,000 | 3 |
| Brent | 43,000 | 1.2 | 58,000 | 1.8 |
| Total | 707,000 | 19.8 | 813,000 | 25.2 |
(Reporting by Alex Lawler; Editing by Susan Fenton)
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