Med crude-Urals differentials unchanged, Novorossiisk April oil exports set to rise

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MOSCOW, March 30 (Reuters) - Urals crude oil differentials to dated Brent remained stable on Thursday, while oil exports from Russia's Black Sea Novorossiisk port were expected to rise in April.
* Oil loadings from Novorossiisk will rise to 2.66 million tonnes in April from 2.18 million tonnes in the March plan, said two sources familiar with the plan.
* On a daily basis, loadings will rise 26% in April from the March plan, Reuters calculations showed.
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(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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