Asia Distillates-Gasoil refining margins rise on weaker crude prices

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SINGAPORE, May 2 (Reuters) - Asia's 10ppm sulphur gasoil and jet fuel margins rose on Tuesday, supported by weaker crude prices and as European inventories dipped by 5%. Refining margins for 10ppm sulphur gasoil closed trading at $13.28 a barrel. Jet fuel refining margins firmed to $12.53 a barrel, tracking gains in 10ppm sulphur gasoil. Cash differentials for 10ppm sulphur gasoil fell to 3 cents a barrel, down from 28 cents a barrel in the previous session. Asia's regrade value dipped from last session's two-month high to minus 75 cents by the end of the trading session.


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INVENTORIES - U.S. crude oil stockpiles were expected to have fallen for a third consecutive week, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday. Analysts estimated stockpiles of gasoline fell by about 600,000 barrels last week, while distillates , which include diesel and heating oil, decreased by about 1.5 million barrels. - Gasoil inventories held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage area dipped by 5% in the week to Friday at 2.24 million tonnes, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Friday. NEWS - Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Tuesday, extending losses seen in the previous session, as weak economic data from China and expectations of a U.S. interest rate increase weigh on the market. - U.S. crude oil exports rose more-than-expected last month, building on a record 4.5 million barrels per day in March, as Chinese refiners snapped up cargoes to meet rising fuel demand, according to ship tracking data and analysts. - Indian state fuel retailers' gasoil sales rose in April from the previous month, preliminary sales data showed, indicating a pick up in economic activity.


PRICES MIDDLE
DISTILLATES
CASH ($/T) ASIA CLOSE Change % Change Prev RIC Close
Spot Gas Oil 83.73 1 1.21 82.73 0.5%
GO 0.5 Diff -7.3 -0.04 0.55 -7.26 <GO-SIN-DI F> Spot Gas Oil 83.28 1 1.22 82.28 0.25%
GO 0.25 Diff -7.75 -0.04 0.52 -7.71 <GO25-SIN- DIF> Spot Gas Oil 88.78 1 1.14 87.78 <GO005-SIN 0.05% > GO 0.05 Diff -2.25 -0.04 1.81 -2.21 <GO005-SIN -DIF> Spot Gas Oil 91.06 0.79 0.88 90.27 0.001%
GO 0.001 Diff 0.03 -0.25 -89.29 0.28 <GO10-SIN- DIF> Spot Jet/Kero 90.74 0.56 0.62 90.18 Jet/Kero Diff 0.53 -0.06 -10.17 0.59 <JET-SIN-D IF>
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(Reporting by Matthew Chye)

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