* Nigeria will export five cargoes each of Qua Iboe and
Escravos crude; four cargoes of Amenam; three cargoes each of
Erha, Agbami, Akpo and Egina and one cargo each of Usan and
Yoho.
* Improved arbitrage economics and higher freight rates,
which could be anticipating higher demand, have yet to stimulate
a big boost to sales toward South and East Asia, traders said.
* Chinese buying has fallen far short of pre-pandemic
levels, traders said, despite the relaxation of the strictest
COVID-19 curbs.
* Angolan crude for April had yet to completely sell out,
even as new export plans for May emerged on Friday.
* French refinery strikes and stiff competition from U.S.
grades have pressured offers for Nigerian oil.
(Reporting by Noah Browning. Editing by Jane Merriman)
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