The June loading program for North Sea Forties blend crude oil schedules the loading of 20.4 million barrels, down 600,000 barrels from 21 million barrels in May, a trader said Friday.

June's program consists of 34 standard 600,000 barrel cargoes.

June's volume is equivalent to 680,000 barrels a day, compared with 677,000 barrels a day in May.

There are over fifty oil fields making up Forties blend, with the Buzzard field the largest component field, operated by Canadian energy company Nexen Inc.(NXY). The Forties pipeline system is fully owned and operated by BP PLC(BP).

-By Sherry Su, Dow Jones Newswires; +44(0)20-7842-9329; sherry.su@dowjones.com