* In France, the restart of the last of the four domestic
refineries shuttered by a month-long strike signalled a likely
boost to demand for oil.
* France is one of the top outlets for Nigerian oil into
Europe and the blow to imports resulted in unsold crude and had
led to a slide in offer prices for weeks.
* Vitol last offered a cargo of light sweet Nigerian Bonny
Light crude around dated Brent flat, attracting no immediate
buying interest.
* Offers for comparable Qua Iboe Nigerian crude were higher
at around dated Brent plus $1.30 a barrel.
* Physical demand from key buyer China continued to be
sluggish, traders said, as sales of Angolan and Congolese crude
got off to a slow start this trading cycle.
* Angolan state oil company Sonangol had sold almost all of
its May-loading crude, with its cargo of Girassol trading around
dated Brent plus $1.90 a barrel last week, traders said.
RELATED NEWS
* India's fuel consumption jumped to a record high in March,
data showed on Monday, fuelled by robust economic activity in
the world's third-biggest oil consumer.
* Russia started fuel exports to Iran by rail this year for
the first time after traditional buyers shunned trade with
Moscow, according to three industry sources and export data.
(Reporting by Noah Browning
Editing by David Goodman)
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