
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins gained 40 cents a barrel to $18.55 on Thursday after Ukrainian drones struck a refinery in Russia, halting operations.
A total of 9,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline barges traded as Gunvor, Trafigura and Sahara sold to Varo.
Another 13,000 tons of Eurobob E10 gasoline barges changed hands with Gunvor and Trafigura selling to TotalEnergies, Varo and Exxon Mobil.
Russian oil major Lukoil's LKOH.MM Volgograd refinery has halted operations after it was struck by Ukrainian drones, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by 10.6% on the week , data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday. Gasoline stocks rose to 1.06 million metric tons on lower exports, Insight Global's Lars van Wageningen said.
EU and UK gasoline and blending component exports to other regions averaged 899,000 barrels per day in October, Kpler data shows, compared with 950,000 bpd in September.
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Ebob Barges MOC Platts E5 (fob ARA) EUROBOB-ARA |
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Ebob Barges E10 Platts (fob ARA) |
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Ebob Barges Argus E5 (fob ARA) | $686.75 (9KT) |
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| $686 (6KT) | Gunvor, Trafigura, Sahara | Varo |
Ebob Barges E10 Argus (fob ARA) | $691 (13KT) |
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| $683.50 (5KT) | Gunvor, Trafigura | TotalEnergies, Varo, Exxon Mobil |
Dec. swap (fob ARA) | $646 |
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Premium Unleaded (fob ARA) PU-10PP-ARA |
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Cargoes (fob MED) |
| Balmo Nov +$11 | Balmo Nov +$15 |
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Cargoes (cif NWE) |
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Naphtha (cif NWE) NAF-C-NWE | Balmo Nov +$1 |
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Ebob crack (per barrel) | $18.55 | Prev. $18.15 |
Brent futures | LCOc1 | |
Rbob | RBc1 | |
Rbob crack | RBc1-CLc1 | |