W. Africa Crude- Margins seen weighing on diffs
LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) -West African crude differentials were expected to face some downward pressure from weak refining margins, traders said on Tuesday, while the Angolan market continued to digest November's loading programme.
* Nigerian Bonny Light crude was last heard on offer at around dated Brent plus $2. One trader said on Tuesday he expected levels to weaken due to poor margins, although there was no evidence yet of this happening.
* Nigeria's October programme still has between 25 and 30 cargoes left unsold, a trading source said on Friday.
* Angola will load a total of 33 crude cargoes in November, including two cargoes of Cabinda, two of CLOV and four of Dalia. State oil firm has 14 November cargoes, according to the loading schedule seen by Reuters.
* October's Angolan cargoes have yet to all find homes due in part to soft demand in China. At the end of last week, traders said around 11 Angolan October cargoes remain unsold.
Reporting by Alex Lawler; Editing by Vijay Kishore
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