LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - West African crude oil

differentials were flat on Tuesday, with sparse buying of the

remaining cargoes available for March export, and market

watchers anticipated further weakness due to slow Asian buying.

One analyst said the outlook would to a large degree depend

on Asian imports in March, although Europe had taken up some

slack in the market.

In February, they fell to 1.63 million barrels per day (bpd)

from 1.81 in January.

'It depends whether it's 1.8 or 1.6 (million bpd). (I think

it will be) 1.6 million as Asia has quite some refinery

turnaround coming up.' he said.

Around 15 of 67 Nigerian cargoes for March loading were

still available for purchase, traders said, with only Escravos,

Akpo, Amenam, Anatan Okono and Yoho grades fully sold out. Some

four of 57 Angolan cargoes were still for sale.

A lack of tenders in Asia added to the slow pace of trades,

with Petral said to have not bought any cargoes in their latest

tender.

NIGERIA

* Qua Iboe: Asking levels were said to be around dated

Brent plus $2.70 per barrel, but buyers were around 30 cents

lower and deals had so far been concluded at around dated plus

$2.50, traders said.

* Bonny Light: assessed at around Qua Iboe minus 10-15

cents.

ANGOLA

* Four Angolan cargoes were reported available from the

March programme of 57 cargoes. Girassol, Kissanje, Quito and

Nemba were said to be still available. Unipec took one cargo of

Kissanje according to a trader, thought this could not be

confirmed.

* Nemba: assessed close to dated Brent flat.

* Girassol seen around dated Brent plus 50 cents.

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(Reporting by Simon Falush; editing by James Jukwey)

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