Supply of the five North Sea crude oil grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark will average about 736,000 barrels per day (bpd) in December, down from 800,000 bpd planned in November, loading programmes showed.

Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk and Troll are the five North Sea crude oil grades underpinning the dated Brent benchmark.

Details are as follows. Figures are rounded.

DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
Forties 213,000 220,000

Ekofisk 252,000 260,000

Troll 155,000 180,000

Oseberg 58,000 80,000

Brent 58,000 60,000

TOTAL 736,000 800,000
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Alex Lawler and Julia Payne, Editing by Louise Heavens)