Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining margins slip

By Reuters News

- Northwest European gasoline refining margins fell by $1.68 a barrel on Thursday to $6.70 as regional inventories rose.

  • In the Argus window, Shell and Equinor sold a total of three Eurobob E5 barges to Vitol, MB Energy and Varo.

  • Another three barges of Eurobob E10 traded, with Exxon and BP selling to Varo, Finco and MB Energy.

  • Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose 14% on the week, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed. ARA/

  • Gasoline stocks stood at 1.02 million tons, rising to their highest since late September on limited transatlantic exports and higher imports, including from inland refineries, Insights Global's Lars van Wageningen said.

Trade

Bid

Offer

Prev.

Seller

Buyer

Ebob Barges MOC Platts E5

(fob ARA)

$890

$893.00

Varo

Trafigura

Ebob Barges E10 Platts (fob ARA)

Ebob Barges Argus E5 (fob ARA)

$850 (6KT)

$850.00

Shell, Equinor

Vitol, TotalEnergies, MB Energy

Ebob Barges E10 Argus (fob ARA)

$844.50 (6KT)

$846.00 - $854.00 (12KT)

Exxon, BP

Finco, MB Energy, Varo

December swap

$847.25

$855

Premium Unleaded (fob ARA)

Cargoes

(fob MED)

Cargoes (cif NWE)

Naphtha

(cif NWE)

Ebob crack (per barrel)

$6.70

Prev: $8.38

Brent futures

Rbob

Rbob crack

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