Europe Distillates-Diesel refining margins inch higher after ARA stock drop
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) -Northwest European diesel barge refining margins rose slightly on Thursday to $19.51 a barrel after data showed a 1.2% drop in regional stocks over the past week.
Four diesel barges traded in the Platts window, compared with seven in the previous session. Exxon and Mercuria sold to Vitol and Glencore.
Deliveries of low-sulphur gasoil for July fell to 975 lots or 97,500 metric tons at expiry, their lowest since February, InterContinental Exchange (ICE) data showed. The contract expired at $781.25 a ton, up from $763 a ton at the June expiry.O/GEXP
Independently held gasoil stocks in storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell by 1.2% in the week to Thursday to 2.16 million tons, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.
U.S. distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose last week by 4.9 million barrels to 124.6 million barrels, versus expectations for a 0.8 million-barrel rise, the EIA data showed.
"There's a real warning flag over the distillate number," said John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital.
EU and UK diesel and gasoil imports stood at about 1.01 million barrels per day in June, nearly 20% below May levels, Kpler data showed. July import levels are set to reach 905,000 bpd so far.
Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.1 GO Barge diffs fob ARA per tonne GO-ED-ARA | July -$21 | |||||
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 | July -$5 (one barge) | |||||
Diesel | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
Diesel barge diffs fob ARA per tonne ULSD10-BD-ARA | Aug $3-$3.50 | July -$1-$1.50 | Exxon, Mercuria | Glencre, Vitol | ||
Diesel cargo diffs cif NEW per tonne ULSD10-ANYD-NWE | July +$13.50 | |||||
Diesel cargo diffs cif Med per tonne DL-CIFD-MED | 1 cargo | OMV | BP | |||
Jet fuel | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
Jet fuel barge diffs fob FARAG per tonne JET-BD-ARA | Aug $55 | |||||
Jet fuel cargo cif NEW per tonne JET-CD-NWE | Aug $50 | Vitol | Glencore |
Fuel Oil | Trades | Bids | Offers | Previous Session | Seller | Buyer |
0.5% barge fob ARA per tonne | $561-$562 | $563-$564 | Trafigura | BP | ||
3.5% barge fob ARA per tonne HFO-ARA | $488-$491 | $495-$498 | Gunvor, Aramco | Peninsula, OEI, Mercuria, BP, Trafigura |
ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil | LGOc1 | Previous |
Diesel ARA Barge Cracks vs Brent futures (per barrel) | $19.51 | $19.30 |
Diesel spread | LGOc1-LGOc2 |
Reporting by Ron Bousso; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise
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