W. Africa Crude-South Asian sales perk up, draining some overhang

LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Several purchases of mostly Nigerian crude by South Asian refiners drained a large overhang of supplies stranded by lacklustre European demand and a refinery strike in France.

* India's HPCL filled its latest tender with Nigerian Okone and Okwuibome crude from commodities giant Vitol, traders said.
* Both Indonesia's Pertamina and India's IOC also purchased West African crude in their latest tenders for June delivery.
* IOC awarded its tender to BP for Plutonio, while Pertamina purchased several grades, including Nigerian Okwuibome and Congolese CoCo, from Vitol as well as Gabonese Rabi Blend from Gabon.
* Nigerian oil flows to France were down by nearly three-quarters, according to data from Refinitiv, as a key market for the number one West African exporter remains plagued by an ongoing strike.

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