MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Urals and KEBCO crude loadings
from Russia's Baltic ports were set to slip 2% in February from
January, while Azeri BTC loadings from the BTC terminal are not
expected to resume until Feb. 8 or Feb. 9, shipping and trading
sources said.
* Two sources with direct knowledge said the BTC pipeline is
working and continues to transport oil to Ceyhan.
* A tanker docked at Turkey's Ceyhan oil export hub on
Tuesday to
load Iraqi crude oil, the first since a series of earthquakes on
Monday
* Oil loadings from Russia's Baltic ports of Ust-Luga and
Primorsk
in February were set at 6.3 million tonnes, down from 7.1
million tonnes in the January plan.
* Ship-to-ship (STS) loadings of Russian Urals blend crude
oil hit
a record high in January in the Mediterranean as traders moved
cargos onto larger vessels to make long-haul shipments to Asia
more cost effective, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC
Blend in
the Platts window on Tuesday, traders said.
NEWS
* Lukoil's NORSI refinery was working normally again on
Tuesday
after a fire was extinguished at its delayed coker unit, the
plant said in a statement.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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