LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - No very large crude carriers(VLCCs) will load from Britain's Hound Point oil terminal in Mayand June due to planned maintenance, a spokeswoman for operatorBP said on Tuesday.
Last week traders reported hearing that Hound Point's Jetty1 would undergo fender and integrity work in May and June.
VLCCs can only load from Jetty 1, but BP was not immediatelyable to confirm the impact on loadings.
VLCC shipments to South Korea and China from Hound Pointhave supported Forties differentials and Brent futures inFebruary and the absence of VLCC loadings in May and June isthought likely to depress prices.