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North Sea Crude-Forties bid higher

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By Reuters
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LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - North Sea Forties crude differentials rose on Friday after a higher bid, although Troll remained the cheapest benchmark grade after a weaker offer on Thursday.


* Refineries in France have been disrupted for over a week by strike action against the government's planned pension changes, which President Emmanuel Macron pushed through without a parliamentary vote on Thursday, causing unrest overnight. TotalEnergies said its Normandy refinery is currently operational, while its Donges refinery is offline due to a technical problem with an electricity transformer.


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* Indications are on a free-on-board (FOB) basis unless marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at place (DAP).
* No deals, a trade source said.
* Forties: Vitol bid for a March 27-April 5 cargo at dated Brent plus 90 cents, above the last pricing indication. (Reporting by Alex Lawler, Editing by Susan Fenton)

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