Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining margins hold steady

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins were little changed on Monday at $8.18 a barrel.

• About 12,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline traded on barges in the Argus window, as ExxonMobil, Equinor and Glencore sold to BP and Aramco.

• Another 4,000 tons of Eurobob E10 cargoes traded with Sahara, selling to Varo.

• The Russian energy ministry has submitted a proposal to the government requesting that the gasoline export ban for fuel producers be lifted ahead of schedule, Interfax reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The government in late December extended the temporary ban on gasoline exports for all exporters, including producers, until February 28.

• Meanwhile, EU-27 and UK gasoline and blending component exports to other regions have averaged 847,000 barrels per day so far in January, against 817,000 bpd over the whole of December.