* Gasoline stocks held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp refining and storage area fell slightly to 1.361 million tonnes on the back of transatlantic exports picking up as U.S. stockpiles are shrinking, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global.
* TotalEnergies is selling some of its European petrol stations to Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard for $3.3 billion as part of plans to turn them into food and services hubs, the companies said on Thursday.
* Oil prices plunged 5% to their lowest in more than a year on Wednesday as unease over Credit Suisse spooked world markets and offset hopes of a Chinese oil demand recovery.
* U.S. gasoline stocks fell last week by 2.1 million barrels to 236 million barrels, EIA data showed, compared with analysts' forecasts for a 1.8 million-barrel drop.
* Global oil demand is edging up slowly but is set for a huge boost from resumed air travel and China's economic reopening after COVID-19 curbs, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.?
* Northwest European gasoline exports in February dropped to 2.35 million tonnes, well below the 3.11 million tonnes loaded in January and the 3.2 million tonnes in February 2022, Refinitiv data showed. March loadings so far total about 840,000 tonnes, the data showed. Trades Bids Offers Prev. Sellers Buyers (vol.) Trades
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