LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining margins declined to $18.20 a barrel on Friday amid thin trading following a small rise in regional stocks.
- Around 12,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 traded, with Shell and Gunvor selling to Equinor, TotalEnergies and Varo.
- A total of 6,000 tons of Eurobob E5 traded in the Argus window, with Shell and BP selling to Gunvorand Exxon.
- 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.
- 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 $834.50, $841.50 Shell, Gunvor Barges $840 -$843.5 BP Argus 0E5(fob (14KT) AR)
Ebob $829.50- $834-$8 Shell, Total, Barges $832.50 38 Gunvor Varo, E10 Argus (8KT) Equino (fob AR) rJune swap $836.50 $838.50 (fob ARA)
Premium $835 $836-$8 PetroIn Total Unleaded 40 eos (fob ARA)
Cargoes (fob MED) Cargoes (cif NEW) Naphtha June June (cif NEW) +$4 +$3E>
Ebob crack (per barrel) $18.2 Prev. $19 Brent futures LCOc1 Rbob RBc1 Rbob crack RBc1-CLc1
