Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude has seen its price rise to its highest levels since February, as the grade began to trade in a more regular fashion in the spot market following several months of disruption due to loading delays and forces majeures. S&P Global Platts on Thursday assessed Bonny Light at a premium of 60 cents/b versus the West Africa Dated strip. The grade last hit this value mid-August and was last higher February 21, when it was assessed at 65 cents/b. Bonny Light differentials have been depressed compared with other Nigerian crudes over the course of 2017, which traders have attributed to the unreliability factor of the grade. Terminal Operator Shell has declared force majeure on Bonny Light loadings three times in 2017, the most recent being between September 16-October 19. As a result, typical buyers of Bonny Light have moved to other grades. Similar grade Qua Iboe […]