MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian Urals crude
differentials were stable on Thursday, as March loading cargoes
of the grade changed hands in opaque trade via private
negotiations, market sources said.
* India and China were the main export destinations for oil
barrels loading in Russia's western ports early in March,
traders said and Refinitiv data showed.
* The United States has privately urged some commodity
traders to
shed concerns over shipping price-capped Russian oil in a bid to
keep supplies stable, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
PLATTS WINDOW
* No bids or offers were made for Urals, Azeri BTC or CPC
Blend in
the Platts window on Thursday, traders said.
NEWS
* Operators of Kazakhstan's giant Karachaganak gas
condensate
field plan to further boost its output by 2026 with the
installation of another compressor unit, Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's office said on Thursday.
* Private Indian refiners are jostling with independents in
China
for Russian ESPO crude loading in April.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Susan Fenton)
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