US Cash Crude-Grades fall as Libyan oilfields reopen
Oct 3 (Reuters) -U.S. crude grades traded lower on Thursday, dealers said, with more barrels set to enter the market in the near-future.
Libya's eastern-based government and Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Thursday the reopening of all oilfields and export terminals after a dispute over the leadership of the central bank was resolved.
Libya was producing about 1.2 million barrels of crude per day before output at the Sharara, El Feel and Essider oilfields was halted in late August and early September. It was exporting most of it. In September, exports averaged 460,000 bpd according to oil analytics firm Kpler.
However, if Israel chooses to target Iranian oil infrastructure as hostilities intensify in the Middle East, this could cause bottlenecks in global crude flows, and support U.S. grades.
Iran is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries with production of around 3.2 million barrels per day or 3% of global output.
* Light Louisiana Sweet WTC-LLS for November delivery fell 10 cents at a midpoint of a $2.30 premium and was seen bid and offered between a $2.20 and $2.40 a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* Mars Sour WTC-MRS fell 10 cents at a midpoint of a $1.10 discount and was seen bid and offered between a $1.20 and $1.00 a barrel discount to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* WTI Midland WTC-WTM fell 5 cents at a midpoint of a 60-cent premium and was seen bid and offered between a 50-cent and 70-cent a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* West Texas Sour WTC-WTS fell 12 cents at a midpoint of a 22-cent discount and was seen bid and offered between a 40-cent and 5-cent a barrel discount to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* WTI at East Houston WTC-MEH, also known as MEH, traded between a $1.35 and $1.55 a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* ICE Brent December futures LCOc1 rose $3.72 to settle at $77.62 a barrel on Thursday.
* WTI November crude CLc1 futures rose $3.61 to settle at $73.71 a barrel.
* The Brent/WTI spread WTCLc1-LCOc1 widened last to minus $4.21, after hitting a high of minus $4.17 and a low of minus $4.48.
Reporting by Georgina McCartney in Houston; Editing by David Gregorio
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