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Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Naphtha slips but gasoline gains

Published May 14, 2018 Updated May 14, 2018 11:03am

- Buyers had mostly completed their purchases for cargoes scheduled for second-half June delivery while demand for naphtha scheduled for first-half July delivery has not started.

- However, fundamentals have recently been strong due to tighter supplies and firm demand, with spot premiums of Indian cargoes rising to around a three-year high last week.

TENDERS: India's Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has two outstanding tenders to sell a total of 65,000 tonnes of naphtha for first-half June lifting from Mumbai and Hazira.

GASOLINE: Asia's gasoline crack rose for a fourth straight session to reach $7.58 a barrel, its highest level since April 10.

- Gasoline inventories independently held in storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell to 1.043 million tonnes in the week to May 11, data from Dutch consultancy PJK International showed.

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