* Some 1,400 UK offshore workers are preparing to strike
within weeks at sites operated by major oil and gas companies,
the Unite union said on Monday.
* Offshore workers employed by Sparrows Offshore Services on
BP's North Sea installations have called off strike
action after securing an extra three weeks paid leave on BP
assets, British union Unite said on Tuesday.
* Prices of North Sea crude grades have recently come under
pressure from almost two weeks of strike action in France that
continued on Tuesday.
* TotalEnergies plans to shut its Normandy oil refinery, a
company spokesperson said on Tuesday, as a strike against
government changes to pensions entered its 14th day.
* France's crude and condensate imports have averaged just
550,000 barrels per day (bpd) this month, down by almost 50%
from the previous month, Kpler crude analyst Johannes Rauball
said.
* The Ekofisk North Sea crude grade, produced at a field in
Norway where TotalEnergies has equity, relies on France for
two-thirds of its export stream, Rauball said.
* No Ekofisk cargoes have been discharged in France this
month, Kpler data show.
* Ekofisk differentials to dated Brent on Friday
hit their lowest since January 2022.
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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).
* Troll: Vitol bids at dated Brent plus $2.70 loading April
10-12.
(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
