LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose to $21.11 a barrel on Thursday as crude oil prices fell for a fourth straight session.
- Around 8,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 traded, up from 4,000 tons in the previous session, with Shell selling to Equinor, TotalEnergies and Varo.
- A total of 14,000 tons of Eurobob E5 traded in the Argus window, with Shell, BP and TotalEnergies selling to Gunvor, Mabanaft and GST, up from 12,000 tons traded on Wednesday.
- Gasoline stocks held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub rose by 1% to 2.34 million tons during the week to Thursday, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.
- Oil prices fell on Thursday for the fourth session in a row, as the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates raised worries around demand growth in the world's biggest oil market.
- U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be "extraordinary" where past experience with tropical storms cannot serve as a prologue.
- U.S. gasoline stocks fell last week by 945,000 barrels to 226.8 million barrels, EIA data showed, more than forecasts for a 729,000-barrel draw.
Trade Bid Offer Prev. Buyer Seller EbobBarges MOC Platts E5 (fob ARA)
Ebob Barges E10 Platts(fo b ARA) Ebob $841.50- $839.75 Shell, Gunvor Barges $843.50 -$844.5 BP, , Argus (14KT) 0 Totsa Mabana E5(fob ft,AR) GST
Ebob $834-$83 $833.75 Shell Equino Barges 8 (8KT) , r, E10 Argus $834.25 Totsa, (fob AR) VaroJune swap $838.50 $842.50 (fob ARA)
Premium $836-$84 $847 Trafigu Totsa Unleaded 0 ra,(fob ARA) Musket
Cargoes (fob MED) Cargoes (cif NEW) Naphtha June June (cif NEW) +$4 +$3E>
Ebob crack (per barrel) $21.107 Prev. $19.922 Brent futures LCOc1 Rbob RBc1 Rbob crack RBc1-CLc1
