Europe Distillates-Diesel refining margins ease slightly
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) -Northwest European diesel barge refining margins fell slightly to about $18.24 a barrel on Monday, as Russian Baltic exports were set to decline next month.
Five 10ppm diesel barges changed hands in the Platts window on Monday after a quiet session on Friday. Shell sold to Glencore, Mabanaft, Vitol.
Russia's exports of ultra low-sulphur diesel (ULSD) from the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk in August are set to fall by 16.4% month on month to 1.17 million metric tons, down from 1.4 million tons scheduled for July, two traders said on Monday.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday his country would halt diesel supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv fails to restore oil flows from Russian group Lukoil LKOH.MM through its territory.
Nigeria's major Dangote Oil Refinery is reselling cargoes of U.S. and Nigerian crude, four trade sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
EU and UK July diesel and gasoil imports have reached 934,000 barrels per day so far, Kpler data showed, compared with 1.05 million bpd in June.
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 | ||||||
50ppm barge diffs fob ARA per tonne GO50PPM-ED-ARA | Aug -$11 (one barge) | TotalEnergies | Mabanaft | |||
Diesel | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
Diesel barge diffs fob ARA per tonne ULSD10-BD-ARA | Aug -$2.50-$1.50 (5 barges) | Shell | Glencore, Mabanaft, Vitol | |||
Diesel cargo diffs cif NWE per tonne ULSD10-ANYD-NWE | Aug +$8.50 | Aug +$10.50 | ||||
Diesel cargo diffs cif Med per tonne DL-CIFD-MED | ||||||
Jet fuel | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
Jet fuel barge diffs fob FARAG per tonne JET-BD-ARA | FBH +$3 | |||||
Jet fuel cargo cif NEW per tonne JET-CD-NWE | Aug +$50 |
Fuel Oil | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
0.5% barge fob ARA per tonne | $537-$540 (7 barges) | $537-538 (5 barges) | Mercuria, Trafigura, Glencore | BP, TotalEnergies | ||
3.5% barge fob ARA per tonne HFO-ARA | $452 (9 barges) | $450-452 (4 barges) | Gunvor, OEI, Mercuria | Vitol, Mercuria |
ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil | LGOc1 | Previous |
Diesel ARA Barge Cracks vs Brent futures (per barrel) | $18.24 | $18.53 |
Diesel spread | LGOc1-LGOc2 |
Reporting by Robert Harvey; Editing by Jan Harvey and Tasim Zahid
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