LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins fell $1.88 a barrel to $18.28 on Wednesday, aided by higher inventories of the motor fuel.
A total of 10,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 barges traded with Gunvor and TotalEnergies selling to Shell, Aramco and MB Energy.
An additional 3,400 tons in total of E10 barges were traded, with Exxon selling to Varo and TotalEnergies.
U.S. gasoline inventories rose by 1.5 million barrels in the week ending September 5, the EIA said in its report, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 0.2 million-barrel draw. EIA/S
Gasoline consumption in the U.S. will increase in 2026 to average 8.93 million barrels per day while declining nearly 1% from last year in 2025, the EIA said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook report on Tuesday.
EU and UK gasoline exports reached 643,000 barrels per day in September so far, according to Kpler data, compared to 850,000 bpd in August.
| Trade | Bid | Offer | Prev. | Seller | Buyer |
Ebob Barges MOC Platts E5 (fob ARA) EUROBOB-ARA | ||||||
Ebob Barges E10 Platts (fob ARA) | ||||||
Ebob Barges Argus E5 (fob ARA) | $720.00-$723.25 (10KT) | $720.00-$722.50 (20 KT) | Gunvor, TotalEnergies | Shell, BP, Aramco, MB Energy | ||
Ebob Barges E10 Argus (fob ARA) | $722.50 (3.4KT) | $725.00 (3KT assessed) | ||||
Oct. swap (fob ARA) | $682.75 | $679.00 | ||||
Premium Unleaded (fob ARA) PU-10PP-ARA | ||||||
Cargoes (fob MED) | +$24 full October | |||||
Cargoes (cif NWE) | ||||||
Naphtha (cif NWE) NAF-C-NWE | -$1 full October pricing |
Ebob crack (per barrel) | $18.28 | Prev. $20.16 |
Brent futures | LCOc1 | |
Rbob | RBc1 | |
Rbob crack | RBc1-CLc1 |