ARA fuel stocks at four-month high
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Total oil product stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by over 4% on the week to their highest since September, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday.
Total stocks stood at 6.13 million metric tons, the data showed.
Gasoline stocks rose by nearly 11% to 1.4 million tons, while naphtha stocks rose by over 18% to 688,000 tons.
Lower gasoline blending margins, and strong imports, likely contributed to the rise in naphtha stocks last week, according to Insights Global's Rick Veringmeier.
Gasoil inventories meanwhile rose by 1% on the week to just over 2 million tons, and jet fuel stocks edged around 0.8% lower to 967,000 tons.
Gasoil stocks were largely balanced by steady imports and exports, while jet fuel stocks rose despite a lack of imports, suggesting sluggish regional demand or output, Insights Global's Veringmeier added.
The following table shows volumes in thousands of tons:
| 15/01/2026 | 08/01/2026 | 16/01/2025 |
|
Gasoline | 1,403 | 1,269 | 1,537 | STK-GL-ARA |
Naphtha | 688 | 582 | 507 | STK-NAF-ARA |
Gasoil | 2,009 | 1,988 | 2,563 | STK-GO-ARA |
Fuel oil | 1,061 | 1,073 | 1,454 | STK-FO-ARA |
Jet fuel | 967 | 974 | 838 | STK-JET-ARA |
Product | Incoming cargoes | Outgoing cargoes |
Gasoline | Bulgaria, Finland, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK | East Africa, France, Uruguay, UK, US, WAF |
Naphtha | Portugal, Norway, Spain, Turkey, UK | Sweden, UK |
Gasoil | France, Germany, Oman, Qatar, Sweden, US | France, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, UK |
Fuel Oil | Baltics, Brazil, Denmark, France, Ireland, Poland, UK, WAF | France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, UK, US |
Jet-kero | None | France, UK |
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