MOSCOW, March 8 (Reuters) - Urals crude differentials
were stable, while Azeri BTC oil exports from Ceyhan were set to
rise in April.
* Azeri BTC crude oil exports from Turkey's Ceyhan port have
been
set at 18.43 million barrels for April, up from 15.92 million
barrels in March, the schedule showed on Wednesday.
* On a daily basis exports will rise by 20% next month.
* The rise in exports is expected as the terminal should
soon
restore full operations after the earthquake in February.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC
Blend in
the Platts window on Wednesday, traders said.
NEWS
* There is no need for the Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting
Countries to increase oil output to make up for Russia's 500,000
barrel per day cut, Angola's secretary of state for oil and gas
told Reuters on Wednesday.
* U.S.-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to
erode
the dollar's decades-old dominance of international oil trade as
most deals with India - Russia's top outlet for seaborne crude -
have been settled in other currencies.
(Reporting by Reuters)
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