LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profits shed $1.39 on Wednesday to $5.60 a barrel, after U.S. stocks posted a surprise build last week, data showed.
* A total of 4,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 traded in the Argus window, with Gunvor selling to Mabanaft and Trafigura.
* Another 14,000 tons of Eurobob E5 barges traded. Gunvor sold to Shell, ExxonMobil, and BP.
* U.S. gasoline inventories posted a surprise build last week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, while crude oil stockpiles fell more than expected as imports slumped, with supplies from Mexico at a record low, the Energy Information Administration $(EIA)$ said on Wednesday.
* Gasoline stocks rose by 3.3 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 22 to 212.2 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 46,000-barrel draw.
* Russia's accumulated fuel reserves are sufficient to fulfil the needs of the domestic fuel market, the TASS state news agency cited the energy ministry as saying on Wednesday.
* Russia may lift its ban on gasoline exports from refineries for two months - from Dec. 1 to Jan. 31, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Trade Bid Offer Prev. Seller Buyer
Ebob
Barges MOC
Platts E5
(fob ARA)
<EUROBOB-A
RA>
Ebob
Barges E10
Platts
(fob ARA)
Ebob $671-$ Gunvor Shell,
Barges $667 678 BP,
Argus E5 Exxon
(fob AR)
Ebob $669 Gunvor Mabana
Barges E10 $663.50 ft,
Argus (fob Trafig
AR) ura
Dec swap $658.50 $670
(fob ARA)
Premium
Unleaded
(fob ARA)
<PU-10PP-A
RA>
Cargoes Jan
(fob MED) +$5
Cargoes
(cif NWE)
Naphtha Dec -$7
(cif NWE)
<NAF-C-NWE
>
Ebob crack (per barrel) $5.60 Prev. $6.79
Brent futures
Rbob
Rbob crack
(Reporting by Robert Harvey;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)
((Robert.Harvey@thomsonreuters.com; +447552256587;))
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