LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining margins ended the week slightly lower at $16 a barrel after Atlantic basin stocks posted declines.
- A total of 6,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 barges traded and 4,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5.
- Gasoline stocks held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub were steady at 1.23 million metric tons in the week to Thursday, according to data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global.
- U.S. gasoline stocks fell last week by 5.7 million barrels to 234.1 million barrels, the EIA said, nearly triple expectations for a 1.9 million-barrel draw. That marked the sixth straight week of draws.
- Stocks of motor fuel at the U.S. Gulf Coast fell to their lowest since November 2022.
- Russia's energy ministry said on Thursday that it expected the country's crude oil exports to increase due to unplanned maintenance at refineries, news agencies reported.
- Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries in a second day of heavy drone attacks on Wednesday, causing a fire at Rosneft's biggest refinery in one of the most serious attacks against Russia's energy sector in recent months.
Trade Bid Offer Prev. Buyer Seller EbobBarges MOC Platts E5 (fob ARA)
Ebob Barges E10 Platts(fo b ARA) Ebob $835 Exxon BP, Barges $849.50 Total Argus -$853E5(fob AR)
Ebob $854.50 $834.75 Phillip Total Barges s66, BPE10 Argus (fob AR) Apr. swap $903 $895.75 (fob ARA)
Premium $872 $850, Trafigu Litasco Unleaded $856 ra (fob ARA)
Cargoes (fob MED) Cargoes (cif NEW) Naphtha March (cif NEW) +$9 Ebob crack (per barrel) $16 Prev. $13.84 Brent futures LCOc1 Rbob RBc1 Rbob crack RBc1-CLc1
