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North Sea Crude-Forties rises further, Ekofisk firms

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - North Sea Forties differentials rose to a premium to dated Brent on Wednesday and Ekofisk also firmed amid signs of more bullish sentiment in the wider Brent market.

WINDOW SUMMARY

* Forties: Glencore (Frankfurt: 8GC.F - news) sold to BP a Forties loading on March 21-23 at dated Brent plus 5 cents, up 5 cents from a deal on Tuesday.

* Ekofisk: Glencore sold to Statoil (LSE: 0M2Z.L - news) an Ekofisk loading on March 19-21 at dated Brent plus 30 cents, up from Tuesday's assessment of dated Brent parity.

(Reporting by Alex Lawler; Editing by Mark Potter)