* Kazakhstan will supply 100,000 tonnes of oil via Russia's
Druzhba pipeline to Germany in March for the PCK Schwedt
refinery after it agreed commercial and legal terms with all
parties involved, two sources familiar with the talks said.
* China's commerce ministry has met independent oil refiners
to discuss their deals with Russia, five sources with knowledge
of the matter said, imports which have saved Chinese buyers
billions of dollars.
* Nigeria's oil output is increasing and as of Thursday
stood at 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd), up from less than 1
million bpd in July last year, the group chief executive of
Nigerian oil company NNPC said on Friday.
* BP plans to keep its Azerbaijan platforms running without
maintenance stoppages in 2023, the oil major's regional
president, Harry Jones, said on Friday.
MARCH LOADINGS
* Output in March of nine crudes tracked by Reuters will
average 1.87 million barrels per day, up 1.6% from February,
according to Reuters calculations based on loading programmes
provided by trade sources.
PLATTS WINDOW
* Indications are on a free-on-board (FOB) basis unless
marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at
place (DAP).
* There were no deals according to a trade source.
* Forties: Gunvor bid for a cargo loading Mar. 15-20 at dated Brent minus 15 cents.
* Ekofisk: TotalEnergies offered a cargo loading Mar. 17-19 at dated Brent plus $3.95. (Reporting by Rowena Edwards; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
