North Sea Crude-Brent edges up for second day

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - North Sea Brent crude differentials rose for a second day on Tuesday, having reached their highest in over a month this week, supported by demand for cargoes.

* In supply news, the vessel needed to start production at EnQuest (Frankfurt: 3EQ.F - news) 's Kraken oil field left Singapore on Nov. 23, the company said on Tuesday.

* The field, one of the largest currently being developed in the North Sea, is expected to start producing first oil the first half of next year.

* In flows, Mercuria has booked the Atromitos to load Forties next week, bound for South Korea, and has the Victory 1 already at Hound Point ready to load for the same journey.

* Statoil (LSE: 0M2Z.L - news) has booked the Bunga Kasturi Lima, a VLCC, to load a Norwegian crude at Mongstad.

* The loading programmes for January are due out later this week. The December BFOE programme was one of the largest so far this year, adding to the weakness in North Sea differentials that persisted for most of November.

WINDOW SUMMARY

* Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) sold Glencore (HKSE: 0805.HK - news) a cargo of Brent at a discount of 55 cents to the dated price for loading Dec. 20-22.

* Vitol offered a cargo of Brent for loading Dec. 16-18 at a discount of 35 cents to the dated price.

* Total (LSE: 524773.L - news) withdrew a bid for a cargo of Brent for loading Dec. 15-20 at a discount of 50 cents to the dated price. This was above the most recent assessment of a discount of 58 cents for this grade.

(Reporting by Amanda Cooper; Editing by Jane Merriman)