* Seaborne supplies of Urals crude bound for China in
January rose
to 230,000 barrels per day (bpd), the highest since June 2022.
* Direct Urals supplies from Russia's ports to China in the
first
10 days of February reached 360,000 bpd, according to
provisional data provided by market sources and Reuters
calculations.
* Crude oil exports and transit from Russia's Black Sea port
of
Novorossiisk were suspended on Feb. 14 due to a storm, while CPC
Blend loadings via the neighbouring terminal operated by the
Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) continue.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC
Blend in
the Platts window on Tuesday, traders said.
NEWS
* Proposed changes to oil industry taxation, including fixed
discounts on Russian oil to dated Brent, will boost Russia's
state budget by 600 billion roubles ($8.2 billion) this year.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Barbara Lewis)
MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Urals crude oil differentials
to dated Brent were stable on Tuesday as demand for the grade
from the world's largest oil importer China showed signs of
recovery.
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