Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline crack spreads fall as ARA stocks rise
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins fell by about $1.35 to $15.54 a barrel on Thursday, as ARA stocks rose.
About 10,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline traded on barges on Thursday, as Varo, Equinor, and Trafigura sold to Gunvor, BP and MB Energy.
No Eurobob E10 gasoline barges traded in the session.
Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub climbed by 5% on the week to 1.13 million tons, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday.
EU and UK gasoline exports hit 951,000 barrels per day last month, above October's 907,000 bpd, Kpler data shows.
| Trade | Bid | Offer | Prev. | Seller | Buyer |
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) | $663.50 (10KT) |
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| $665.75-669 (12KT traded) | Varo, Equinor, Trafigura | Gunvor, BP, MB Energy |
Ebob Barges E10 Argus (fob ARA) | $663.75 (assessed) |
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| $668.25 (3KT) | ||
Jan. swap (fob ARA) | $633.75 |
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| $635.75 |
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Premium Unleaded (fob ARA) PU-10PP-ARA |
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Cargoes (fob MED) |
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Cargoes (cif NWE) |
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Naphtha (cif NWE) NAF-C-NWE |
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Ebob crack (per barrel) | $15.54 | Prev. $16.89 |
Brent futures | LCOc1 | |
Rbob | RBc1 | |
Rbob crack | RBc1-CLc1 | |
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