LONDON: The North Sea Ekofisk oil stream will load about 237,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May, a trade source said on Thursday, down from 290,000 bpd originally planned in April. 

Twelve cargoes are scheduled to load in May carrying a total of 7.35 million barrels.    

Loading of seven Ekofisk cargoes has been delayed in April after the shutdown of BP's Valhall platform.