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About 15 cargoes of Nigerian crude were left from the December programme. Usan was offered on Thursday at dated Brent minus $1 a barrel. Vitol offered a cargo of Abo at dated Brent minus 45-50 cents a barrel loading in early December.
Other west African grades were also offered, such as Congolese Djeno at dated Brent minus $1.80 a barrel and Ghanaian Jubilee at a discount of at least 60 cents a barrel to Angolan Nemba.
There were 4-5 cargoes of Angolan crude still being shown from the December programme and at least 20 January-loading cargoes.
No fresh offers were heard. Hungo was recently offered around dated Brent minus $1.40 a barrel.