SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The Asia-Pacific crude market steadied on Tuesday as the discount on Nile Blend remained unchanged from previous tenders, traders said. Trading for the month has ended with most refiners having completed their purchases, they added. Indian refiners Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. (BPCL) have floated tenders seeking sweet crude for December and January, and traders said they may be looking at West African grades. BPCL also bought one cargo each of December loading Akpo and Nemba crude from Vitol, they added. * TENDERS - State-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has sold its second 600,000 barrels of Nile Blend crude for November to Vitol at a steady discount from the previous deal, trade sources said on Tuesday. The cargo to load on Nov. 12-14 was sold at a discount of about $5 a barrel to the Indonesia Crude Price Minas (ICP). After the award, CNPC issued a tender to sell a cargo for Dec. 6-8 loading. The tender will close on Oct. 31. Sudan is gradually ramping up Nile Blend exports after parliaments in Khartoum and South Sudan ratified an agreement last week to end hostilities and restart southern oil exports. * MARKET NEWS - U.S. refinery and pipeline companies that nearly halted East Coast fuel supplies ahead of Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, will begin assessing the storm's damage on Tuesday, hoping their flood defences will allow a quick return to service. - Brazil's state-led Petrobras said it expected to stop output at a large number of offshore platforms in 2013, José Formigli, a company director, said. CRUDE Price Prev Change DEC Brent 109.56 108.75 +0.81 DEC Brent/Dubai EFS DUB-EFS-1M 3.85 3.45 +0.40 PRODUCT CRACKS NOV fuel oil crack -10.22 -8.49 -1.73 NOV gasoil crack 18.27 18.56 -0.29 DEC naphtha crack -6.67 -6.03 -0.64 COMPLEX REFINERY MARGINS Today 6.70 Last 5 days 6.92 Last 365 days 7.32

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