SEOUL, April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices extended gains
in early Asian trade on Monday as geopolitical unrest in the
Middle East and Africa stoked concerns about oil supply.rr
FUNDAMENTALS
* NYMEX crude for May <CLc1> was up 44 cents at $108.38 a
barrel by 2318 GMT, hovering at a 2-1/2 year peak after settling
at $107.94 on Friday.
* ICE Brent crude <LCOc1> increased by 24 cents to $118.94 a
barrel vs a settlement price of $118.70.
* Gulf Arab states voiced deep concern on Sunday over what
they called Iranian interference in their affairs after Iran
objected to the despatch of Saudi troops to Bahrain and a spying
row raised tensions. []
* A Libyan minister told Greece's prime minister on Sunday
that Tripoli wanted fighting to end, while a Turkish ship
evacuated wounded from the besieged city of Misrata, leaving
thousands more pleading to be rescued. []
* Two Yemenis died and hundreds were hurt on Sunday when
police used live rounds, tear gas and batons to try to break up
protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who called for an
end to weeks of unrest. []
* Bahrain suspended the Gulf Arab state's main opposition
newspaper on Sunday, after accusing it of falsifying news about
sectarian unrest and a government crackdown on protests.
[]
* In Oman, which pumps out 864,000 barrels of oil a day,
protesters on Sunday vowed to return to the area where they
demonstrated for five weeks in the northeast industrial town of
Sohar after security forces moved them out last
week.[]
* OPEC-member Nigeria postponed parliamentary and
presidential elections by one week on Sunday after failing to
get logistics prepared in time, a major embarrassment for a
nation hoping to break with a history of chaotic polls.
[]
MARKETS NEWS
* The euro hit fresh 11-month highs against a broadly weaker
yen early in Asia on Monday and held firm against the dollar
with markets all but certain the European Central Bank will
raise interest rates this week.
* U.S. stocks started a traditionally healthy month on strong
footing on Friday after solid jobs figures. The Dow closed up
0.46 percent at 12,376.72, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
rose 0.50 percent to 1,332.41. []
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
* 0830 - Euro zone sentix index for April
* 0830 - British construction PMI for March
* 0900 - Euro zone producer prices for February
* 1400 - U.S. employment trend index for March
RECENT CRUDE OIL TRADES
Asia... Europe... Americas...
CRUDE OIL MARKET NEWS
Crude oil tenders in Asia........................
Crude oil supply outages in Asia............
Refinery outages in Asia....................
Global arbitrage news and flows.................
W.African crude imports to Asia, monthly........
REFINERY MAINTENANCE DIARIES
Asia... Middle East... Europe...
NATIONAL CRUDE IMPORT DATA
Japan.............. China..............
India.............. S.Korea............
Indonesia.......
CRUDE OIL INVENTORY DATA
Japan... US... Europe...
CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION/OILFIELD NEWS
OPEC output survey... New Asian fields...
New Africa fields... New Europe fields..
New Americas fields.. New projects.....
CRUDE OIL MARKET REPORTS
Middle East........... Asia-Pacific........
West Africa......... North Sea............
Asia outlook....... Europe outlook.....
Global futures report... Technicals report......
PRICES
For all Official Selling Prices......................
For a POLL on oil prices............................
NYMEX and ICE oil futures...........................
TOCOM crude oil futures.............................<0#JCO:>
Dubai, Oman swaps and spread...............
Middle East physical crude diffs...............
Australia physical crude, Tapis swaps..........
Asia-Pacific physical crude....................
All Asian crude oil differentials................<0#C-DIF-A>
All Asian crude oil outright prices..................<0#C-A>
(Reporting by Cho Mee-young)
