WAfrica Crude-Nigerian steady, remaining Angolan weaker

* Qua Iboe valued at dated plus $2.30-$2.60

* Around nine Angolan cargoes in November remaining

* Talk of Angolan cargoes being re-offered

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Nigerian crude differentials heldsteady on Tuesday, below peaks reached last week during a buyingspree led by Indian refiners, while remaining Angolan cargoeswere expected to weaken.

Most Angolan cargoes for November have found homes, althoughcargoes of grades including Pazflor and Girassol were stillavailable. There was talk that Chinese buyers were re-offeringother cargoes, which could put pressure on values.

NIGERIA

* Qua Iboe: Offered at dated plus $2.70 to $2.75 andconsidered more likely to trade between plus $2.30 and plus$2.60.

* Bonny: Valued at a 30-40 cent discount to Qua because ofunreliable loading dates.

Shell's

Nigerian venture on Sunday shut a pipelinewhich supplies the Bonny terminal and closed off 150,000 barrelsper day of production on Sunday after oil thieves caused a fire.

Shell did not confirm on Tuesday whether or not it hasdeclared force majeure on exports.

ANGOLA

* There are around nine of 52 Angolan cargoes still unsoldfor November, traders said, including three Girassol cargoes andtwo shipments of Dalia.

* A lulll in Chinese demand has weighed on the market forNovember barrels, and there was talk of barrels beingre-offered, traders said.

* Pazflor was last heard offered at dated minus 70 cents andGirassol was expected to trade below dated plus 20 cents,slightly weaker than price talks on Monday.

TENDERS

* India's India's Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has atender running that closes this week. Indian Oil Corp. also hasa tender running, a trader said.

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(Reporting by Alex Lawler; Editing by William Hardy)

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