Europe Distillates-Diesel cracks hold steady
LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) -Northwest European diesel barge refining racks rose by a marginal 16 cents to $17.79 a barrel on Wednesday, even as U.S. distillate stockpiles registered a deeper-than-expected draw last week.
A total of 6,100 metric tons of 10ppm diesel barges traded in the Platts window, up from one 3,000 ton barge on Tuesday.
Trading activity has been subdued in recent sessions on seasonally weak demand, traders said.
"September's ICE Gasoil spread and crack have shown signs of stabilisation in recent days, a trend we expect to persist mildly as European refineries enter their turnaround season and demand begins to increase towards the end of the third quarter," Sparta Commodities' James Noel-Beswick said in an online note.
U.S. distillate stockpiles USOILD=ECI, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 1.7 million barrels in the week to 126.1 million barrels, versus expectations for a 0.52 million-barrel draw, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed.
Russia's seaborne oil product exports in July rose to 9.289 million metric tons, up 1.1% month on month, data from industry sources and Reuters calculations showed.
Global jet fuel demand is poised to soften as a slowdown in consumer spending hits travel budgets, a shift that could weigh on oil prices in the months ahead.
Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.1 GO Barge diffs fob ARA per tonne GO-ED-ARA | ||||||
0.1 GO Cargo diffs cif NWE per tonne GO-CND-NWE | ||||||
0.1 GO Cargo diffs cif Med per tonne GO-CND-MED | -$2.00 | |||||
50ppm barge diffs fob ARA per tonne GO50PPM-ED-ARA | Sep -$5.00 | |||||
Diesel | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
Diesel barge diffs fob ARA per tonne ULSD10-BD-ARA | Sep -$3.50 (6.1KT) | Sept -$3.25 (one barge) | BP | Gunvor, Trafigura, Shell | ||
Diesel cargo diffs cif NWE per tonne ULSD10-ANYD-NWE | Sep +$5.50 | Sep +$6.00 | ||||
Diesel cargo diffs cif Med per tonne DL-CIFD-MED | Med -$2.00 | Sep +$3.00 | Sep +$4.50 | BP | Glencore | |
Jet fuel | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
Jet fuel barge diffs fob FARAG per tonne JET-BD-ARA | FBH +$1.50 | |||||
Jet fuel cargo cif NWE per tonne JET-CD-NWE | Sep +$44.00 |
Fuel Oil | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
0.5% barge fob ARA per tonne | $534-537 (6 barges) | $545-$547 (4 barges) | Glencore, Trafigura | Mercuria, TotalEnergies | ||
3.5% barge fob ARA per tonne HFO-ARA | $456 (2 barges) | $457-$459 (12 barges) | Mercuria, OEI | Northstar, United |
ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil | LGOc1 | Previous |
Diesel ARA Barge Cracks vs Brent futures (per barrel) | $17.79 | $17.63 |
Diesel spread | LGOc1-LGOc2 |
Reporting by Robert Harvey; Editing by Maju Samuel
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