US refiners boosting West African imports

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New York—West African crude imports into the US Gulf Coast are picking up this month, drawn by the narrow WTI/Brent spread and African supply glut, Platts data shows. Thirteen crude tankers, with a total of 1.83 million barrels, have landed or are due to land in the US Gulf Coast from West Africa in October, up from four vessels in September, or 556,000 barrels, according to Platts cFlow trade flow software.