LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose slightly to about $13.40 a barrel on Wednesday, as trading activity picked up and as U.S. inventories of the motor fuel fell by more than expected.
- Around 13,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 barges traded on barges in the Argus window on Wednesday, with Gunvor, Sahara and Trafigura selling to Mabanaft, Musket, Vanraak, Varo, Equinor.
- A further 6,700 tons of Eurobob E5 barges traded after Trafigura and Petroineos sold to BP, ExxonMobil and Mabanaft.
- U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI fell by 2.9 million barrels last week to 222.2 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration said, more than double the expectations for a 1.3 million-barrel draw. Gasoline inventories are now at their lowest since November.
- EU and UK gasoline exports have reached 782,000 barrels per day so far this month, down from 1.22 million bpd in July.
Trade Bid Offer Prev. Seller Buyer Ebob $786 Gunvor Varo Barges (oneMOC barge) Platts E5 (fob ARA)
Ebob Barges E10 Platts(fo b ARA) Ebob $786.75 $792 (4 Trafigu BP, Barges (6.7KT) KT) ra, ExxonM Argus Petroin obil,E5(fob eos Mabana AR) ftEbob $786.75 $791.00 Gunvor, Mabana Barges (13KT) on 3KT Sahara, ft, E10 Argus (assess Trafigu Musket(fob AR) ed) ra , Vanraa k, Varo, Equino r Sept swap $787.50(fob ARA) $775.50
Premium $804 $815 (2 Musket Trafig Unleaded (one barges) ura (fob ARA) barge)
Cargoes (fob MED) Cargoes (cif NW E) Naphtha (cif NW E) Ebob crack (per barrel) $13.40 Prev. $13.28 Brent futures LCOc1 Rbob RBc1 Rbob crack RBc1-CLc1
