<p>LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins rose sharply by nearly $7 to $9.53 a barrel on Friday in thin trading activity.</p>
<ul>
<li>About 4,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded in the Argus window, with Trafigura selling to TotalEnergies and MB Energy.</li>
<li>No E10 gasoline barges traded on Friday.</li>
<li>Total oil product stocks held independently in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell by about 2% on the week, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday.</li>
<li>Stocks stood at 5.77 million tons, the data showed.</li>
<li>Gasoline stocks fell by 2.7% to 1.36 million tons as exports slowed, Insights Global’s Rick Veringmeier said.</li>
</ul>
<p>Trade    Bid      Offer  Prev.  Seller  Buyer</p>
<p>Ebob              $940</p>
<p>Barges</p>
<h3>MOC</h3>
<p>Platts</p>
<h3>E5</h3>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>ARA)</h3>
<p>Ebob</p>
<p>Barges</p>
<h3>E10</h3>
<p>Platts</p>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>ARA)</h3>
<p>Ebob    $970                     $936.  Trafig  TotalE</p>
<p>Barges  (4KT)                    75     ura     nergie</p>
<p>Argus                            (6KT)          s, MB</p>
<p>E5                                              Energy</p>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>ARA)</h3>
<p>Ebob    $967.00                  $943</p>
<p>Barges  on 3KT                   (6KT)</p>
<p>E10     (assess</p>
<p>Argus   ed)</p>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>ARA)</h3>
<p>April   $978.50                  $952</p>
<p>swap</p>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>ARA)</h3>
<p>Premiu</p>
<p>m</p>
<p>Unlead</p>
<p>ed</p>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>ARA)</h3>
<p>Cargoe</p>
<p>s</p>
<p>(fob</p>
<h3>MED)</h3>
<p>Cargoe</p>
<p>s (cif</p>
<h3>NWE)</h3>
<p>Naphth</p>
<p>a</p>
<p>(cif</p>
<h3>NWE)</h3>
<p>Ebob crack  $9.53              Prev. $2.46</p>
<p>(per</p>
<p>barrel)</p>
<p>Brent        (LCOc1)</p>
<p>futures</p>
<p>Rbob         (RBc1)</p>
<p>Rbob crack</p>

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Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining margins jump in thin trade