Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins dip as exports slow
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) -Northwest European gasoline refining margins declined slightly on Monday to $6.8 a barrel as crude prices continued to rise while exports from the region slowed.
A total of 16,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 barges traded in the Argus window. Exxon, Trafigura and Musket sold to Shell and BP.
Another 8,000 tons of Eurobob E10 traded. Shell sold to Varo, TotalEnergies and BP.
Shell's refining profit margins dropped by nearly 30% in the third quarter from the previous three months as global demand sagged, while oil product trading earnings also weakened, it said on Monday.
Gasoline exports from northwest Europe and the west Mediterranean fell in September to 2.2 million metric tons, down by almost a third from August and by more than a quarter from the same month last year, LSEG analyst Abdul Hadhi said.
The drop was a result of lower supplies due to European refinery maintenance as well as waning demand in the United States after the summer driving season ended.
Exports to West Africa fell by 40% to a three-month low of 635,000 tons partly due to new Belgian legislation restricting exports which kicked in last month, Hadhi said.
India's fuel consumption in September fell by 1.6% year-on-year to 17.92 million metric tons, its lowest in two years, oil ministry data showed on Monday, as above-normal monsoon rains continued to weigh on diesel demand.
Trade | Bid | Offer | Prev. | Seller | Buyer | |
Ebob Barges MOC Platts E5 (fob ARA) EUROBOB-ARA | $708 | |||||
Ebob Barges E10 Platts (fob ARA) | ||||||
Ebob Barges Argus E5 (fob AR) | $721, $729.50 | $719.50-$727 | Exxon, Trafigura, Musket | BP, Shell | ||
Ebob Barges E10 Argus (fob AR) | $732.50 - $749 | $698.50-$700 | Shell | BP, Varo, Total | ||
Nov swap (fob ARA) | $723 | $701 | ||||
Premium Unleaded (fob ARA) PU-10PP-ARA | ||||||
Cargoes (fob MED) | ||||||
Cargoes (cif NW E) | ||||||
Naphtha (cif NW E) NAF-C-NWE | Oct 16-31 -$4 |
Ebob crack (per barrel) | $6.48 | Prev. $7.32 |
Brent futures | LCOc1 | |
Rbob | RBc1 | |
Rbob crack | RBc1-CLc1 | |
Reporting by Ron Bousso; Editing by Susan Fenton
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