* Gasoil stocks held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage area rose to a fresh two-year high last week, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday.
* U.S. distillate stockpiles, which include diesel and heating oil, rose 2.7 million barrels versus forecasts for a 1.1 million-barrel draw, EIA data showed. At 121.9 million barrels, distillate supplies were at their highest since January 2022.
* Diesel imports into Europe from Asia, the Middle East, the United States and Russia before the EU ban on Russian imports kicked in on Feb. 5 are set to reach 6.5 million tonnes in February, based on current shipping data carried by Refinitiv. That compared with a total of 7.15 million tonnes in January.
* Imports from Asia and the Middle East in February are on course to hit a record 4.22 million tonnes, Refinitiv said.
* Germany's Schwedt refinery, whose majority owner Rosneft Deutschland has been put under trusteeship by the government, will undergo major maintenance this spring that will cut utilisation to less than half.
* Utilisation at the refinery will be below 50% in April and May, while reaching a target of 75% would take two to 2-1/2 years, said Michael Kellner, state secretary in the Economy Ministry.
* Three fires broke out on Thursday at different facilities in Mexico and the United States operated by state-owned Mexican oil company Pemex, leaving five missing and eight others injured as of Thursday evening. Trades Bids Offers Previous Seller Buyer Session
0.1 GO
Barge
diffs fob
ARA per
tonne 0.1 GO
Cargo
diffs cif
NEW per
tonne
<GO-CND-NWE
>
0.1 GO
Cargo
diffs cif
Med per
tonne
<GO-CND-MED
>
50ppm barge March
diffs fob -$4,
ARA per -$5
tonne
<GO50PPM-ED
-ARA>
Diesel Trades Bids Offers Previous Seller Buyer
Session
Diesel March March
barge -$5 to -$1 to
diffs fob -$2.50 flat
ARA
Per tonne
<ULSD10-BD-
ARA>
Diesel March BP Vitol,
cargo +$14 Trafig
diffs cif (Thame ura
NWE s),
Per tonne +$15
<ULSD10-ANY (Amste
D-NWE> rdam)
Diesel March
cargo +$4
diffs cif (Lavera
Med )
per tonne
<DL-CIFD-ME
D>
Jet fuel Trades Bids Offers Previous Seller Buyer
Session
Jet fuel
barge
diffs fob
FARAG
per tonne
<JET-BD-ARA
>
Jet fuel March
cargo +$61
cif NEW per (Milfo
tonne rd
<JET-CD-NWE Haven)
>
Fuel Oil Trades Bids Offers Previous Sell Buy
Session
0.5% barge $531-$53
fob ARA per 5
tonne
3.5% barge $379-$382 $378-$38 Vitol, Total,
fob ARA per 2 Gunvor OEI,
tonne BP ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil Previous
Diesel ARA Barge $25.5 $25.1
Crack(per barrel)
Diesel spread (Reporting by Shadia Nasralla; Editing by Jan Harvey)
