Showing posts with label Crude oil price. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Crude oil price weighed down by weak demand

Crude oil price differentials for Nigeria stayed under pressure, Friday, having fallen this week, weighed down by weak demand from large Asian buyers.
Nigeria’s largest stream, Qua Iboe, was assessed at its lowest premium to dated Brent in two years. Refining margins in Europe and Asia have been weak, curbing non-essential buying interest, say traders. “Margins and cracks have improved, but it does not seem to changed things very much,” said one.