Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Naphtha prices fall, gasoline margin rises

Reuters
30 May
Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Naphtha prices fall, gasoline margin rises

NEW DELHI, May 30 (Reuters) - Asia's naphtha prices declined on Friday in tandem with weakness in crude oil benchmarks and the margin was down about 1% at $83.90 per metric ton amid thin window activity this week.

In the feedstock market, Enterprise Products Partners said its ethane and butane exports could be hurt by a U.S. Department of Commerce requirement that it apply for a license to export to China.

Ethane is a cheap alternative feedstock to naphtha widely used by Chinese petrochemical producers. Traders said they were cautiously watching out for easing of the new rules although poor petrochemical demand would help quell any effect of delayed cargoes.

In the gasoline market, the crack rose to $10.22 per barrel on Friday after inventories in the U.S. and Europe plunged.

U.S. gasoline stocks USOILG=ECI fell by 2.4 million barrels last week to 223.1 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations for a 527,000-barrel draw.

Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp $(ARA)$ refining and storage hub fell by nearly 9% to 1.107 million tons in the week to May 22, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday.ARA/

NEWS

- The Big Star, a huge tanker with 2.1 million barrels of Russia's ESPO Blend oil onboard, has been waiting near China in a potential sign of weaker demand for the crude in the region, LSEG data showed and two traders said on Friday.

- Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said the kingdom would "take stock" of its spending priorities in response to a significant decline in oil revenue, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

SINGAPORE CASH DEALS O/AS

One gasoline trade.

PRICES

CASH

ASIA CLOSE

Change

Prev Close

RIC

OSN Naphtha CFR Japan M1 ($/mt)

566.75

-10.00

576.75

NAF-1H-TYO

OSN Naphtha CFR Japan M2 ($/mt)

557.25

-10.00

567.25

NAF-2H-TYO

OSN Naphtha Diff ($/mt)

9.50

0.00

9.50

NAF-TYO-DIF

Naphtha Netback FOB Sing ($/bbl)

60.97

-1.11

62.08

NAF-SIN

Naphtha-Brent Crack ($/mt)

83.90

-0.40

84.30

NAF-SIN-CRK

Gasoline 97 ($/bbl)

77.43

-1.02

78.45

GL97-SIN

Gasoline 95 ($/bbl)

76.57

-0.96

77.53

GL95-SIN

Gasoline 92 ($/bbl)

74.60

-0.96

75.56

GL92-SIN

Gasoline crack ($/bbl)

10.22

0.32

9.90

GL92-SIN-CRK

For a list of derivatives prices, including margins, please double click the RICs below.

Brent M1

BRENTSGMc1

Naphtha CFR Japan M1

NACFRJPSWMc1

Naphtha CFR Japan M1/M2

NACFRJPSDMc1

Naphtha CFR Japan M2

NACFRJPSWMc2

Naphtha Japan-Sing Netback M1

NAPTC4SPDMc1

Naphtha Japan-Sing Netback M2

NAPTC4SPDMc2

Naphtha FOB Sing M1

NAFOBSGSWMc1

Naphtha FOB Sing M1/M2

NAFOBSGSDMc1

Naphtha FOB Sing M2

NAFOBSGSWMc2

Naphtha Cracks M1

NACFRJPCKMc1

East-West Naphtha M1

NAPJPEWMc1

East-West Naphtha M2

NAPJPEWMc2

NWE Naphtha M1

NAPCNWEAMc1

NWE Naphtha M1/M2

NAPCNWEASMc1

NWE Naphtha M2

NAPCNWEAMc2

Crack NWE Naphtha-Brent M1

NAPCNWEACMc1

Crack NWE Naphtha-Brent M2

NAPCNWEACMc2

*Sing refers to Singapore

(Reporting by Mohi Narayan; Editing by Maju Samuel)

((Mohi.Narayan@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/_mohi_;))

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