Exports of four key Nigerian crude oil grades will average around 758,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September, preliminary programmes seen by Reuters showed, down from a planned 864,000 bpd scheduled to load in August.

The four grades are Qua Iboe, Bonny Light, Bonga and Forcados. Details are given below, with approximate volumes in barrels per day. The totals may not all add up because of rounding.

September

August

BPD

Cargoes

BPD

Cargoes

Qua Iboe

158,000

5

184,000

6

Bonny Light

212,000

7

238,000

8

Bonga

102,000

3

129,000

4

Forcados

286,000

9

313,000

10

TOTAL

758,000

23

864,000

28