<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><span>U.S. WTI Midland, and North Sea Forties and Ekofisk crude differentials rose on Monday.</span></p><p><span>PLATTS WINDOW</span></p><p><span>* Indications are on a free-on-board (FOB) basis unless marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at place (DAP).</span></p><ul><li>Two cargoes traded.</li><li>WTI Midland: Equinor sold to Gunvor February 4-8 at dated Brent plus $2.45 CIF Rotterdam, up from a deal on Friday. That is equal to dated Brent plus $1.26 on a FOB basis, according to Reuters calculations.</li><li>Forties: CNOOC, which last year did its first North Sea cargo trade during a Platts window session, sold to Gunvor its February 8-10 cargo at dated Brent plus $1.20, up from recent indications.</li><li>Ekofisk: Exxon bid at dated Brent plus $1.85 for February 9-11, up from the last indication.</li></ul></div></div>

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<p>U.S. WTI Midland, North Sea Forties, and Ekofisk crude differentials increased on Monday. WTI Midland saw Equinor sell to Gunvor for February 4-8 at dated Brent plus $2.45 CIF Rotterdam, up from Friday's deal. Forties cargo was sold by CNOOC to Gunvor for February 8-10 at dated Brent plus $1.20. Exxon bid for Ekofisk at dated Brent plus $1.85 for February 9-11, reflecting an upward trend in crude prices.</p>

- U.S. WTI Midland, North Sea Forties, and Ekofisk crude differentials experienced an increase on Monday.  
- WTI Midland's selling price rose to dated Brent plus $2.45 CIF Rotterdam, while Forties was sold at dated Brent plus $1.20.  
- Ekofisk saw a bid at dated Brent plus $1.85, indicating a general upward trend in crude differentials.

Forties, Ekofisk and WTI rise