LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose 88 cents to $21.82 a barrel on Monday, their highest in around two weeks.
Around 10,000 tons of Eurobob E10 traded, with Shell selling to BP and Varo.
A total of 14,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 traded in the Argus window, with BP selling to Gunvor and Shell.
The Russian government suspended its export ban on gasoline until June 30, though it is still due to remain in place between July 1 - Aug. 31.
- Russia's Lukoil last week restarted a key production unit at its Volgograd refinery, the largest in southern Russia, which was shut earlier this month after being damaged in a drone attack, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday.
- China's gasoline exports in April fell to the lowest level since July 2015, customs data and Reuters records showed on Saturday, as domestic travel and fuel use increased in the recovering economy.
- Gasoline stocks held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell 7.5% during the week to Thursday, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.
- Gasoline stocks stood at 898,000 metric tons, their lowest since late January, as blending activity slowed, Insight Global's Lars van Wageningen said.
Trade Bid Offer Prev. Buyer Seller EbobBarges MOC Platts E5 (fob ARA)
Ebob Barges E10 Platts(fo b ARA) Ebob $891 $878.25 BP Gunvor, Barges (14KT) Shell ArgusE5(fob AR)
Ebob $868.75 $868.50 Shell BP, Barges (10KT) Varo E10 Argus(fob AR) June swap $868 $870.25 (fob ARA) Premium $870-87 Unleaded 2 (fob ARA)
Cargoes (cif NWE) Naphtha May (cif NEW) -$1,
-$2, June +$7 Ebob crack (per barrel) $21.82 Prev. $20.94Brent futures LCOc1 Rbob RBc1 Rbob crack RBc1-CLc1
