North Sea Crude-Forties sells slowly, December programme pending
November 04, 2013 at 12:20 PM EST
* Prompt Forties trades at dated minus 70 cents * Later cargo trades at dated minus 24 cents * Buzzard pumping well, refinery demand weak LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - North Sea Forties crude differentials remained under pressure on Monday as sellers attempted to offload surplus November barrels ahead of the release of December loading programmes. Although competing Russian Urals crude has firmed over the past week due to problems with Iraqi Kirkuk shipments, North Sea crude has fai