Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Naphtha margin rises about 11% this week
NEW DELHI, June 28 (Reuters) -Asia's naphtha markets gained about 11% this week on the back of expectations of recovery in cracker demand in July and healthy spot activity.
The refining profit margin for naphtha fell to $75.58 per metric ton over Brent crude on Friday, compared with $81.45 a ton a day earlier. Backwardation was steady at $12 per ton.
In spot activity, Japan's AMEC and Taiwan's CPC were heard seeking 25,000 tons and 35,000 tons naphtha, respectively, for August delivery this week, market sources said.
South Korea's YNCC bought 25,000 tons of naphtha for first-half-August delivery at low double-digit premiums, while QatarEnergy sold 75,000 tons of light naphtha at $44-$45 per ton, they added.
Meanwhile, the gasoline refining profit margin remained the weakest product across the barrel and posted a loss of about 18% at $4.61 per barrel over Brent crude amid a rise in inventories at key trading hubs.
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- Spain's Repsol is in talks to merge its UK North Sea oil and gas business with private equity-backed NEO Energy, three industry sources said, the latest consolidation effort by companies that operate in the basin amid greater tax pressures.
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SINGAPORE CASH DEALS O/AS
Two gasoline trades, one naphtha deal.
PRICES
CASH | ASIA CLOSE | Change | Prev Close | RIC |
OSN Naphtha CFR Japan M1 ($/mt) | 728.00 | 4.25 | 723.75 | NAF-1H-TYO |
OSN Naphtha CFR Japan M2 ($/mt) | 716.00 | 4.25 | 711.75 | NAF-2H-TYO |
OSN Naphtha Diff ($/mt) | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | NAF-TYO-DIF |
Naphtha Netback FOB Sing ($/bbl) | 78.89 | 0.52 | 78.37 | NAF-SIN |
Naphtha-Brent Crack ($/mt) | 75.58 | -5.87 | 81.45 | NAF-SIN-CRK |
Gasoline 97 ($/bbl) | 96.42 | 0.20 | 96.22 | GL97-SIN |
Gasoline 95 ($/bbl) | 94.81 | 0.20 | 94.61 | GL95-SIN |
Gasoline 92 ($/bbl) | 91.60 | 0.20 | 91.40 | GL92-SIN |
Gasoline crack ($/bbl) | 4.61 | -1.15 | 5.76 | GL92-SIN-CRK |
For a list of derivatives prices, including margins, please double click the RICs below. | ||||
Brent M1 | BRENTSGMc1 | |||
Naphtha CFR Japan M1 | NACFRJPSWMc1 | |||
Naphtha CFR Japan M1/M2 | NACFRJPSDMc1 | |||
Naphtha CFR Japan M2 | NACFRJPSWMc2 | |||
Naphtha Japan-Sing Netback M1 | NAPTC4SPDMc1 | |||
Naphtha Japan-Sing Netback M2 | NAPTC4SPDMc2 | |||
Naphtha FOB Sing M1 | NAFOBSGSWMc1 | |||
Naphtha FOB Sing M1/M2 | NAFOBSGSDMc1 | |||
Naphtha FOB Sing M2 | NAFOBSGSWMc2 | |||
Naphtha Cracks M1 | NACFRJPCKMc1 | |||
East-West Naphtha M1 | NAPJPEWMc1 | |||
East-West Naphtha M2 | NAPJPEWMc2 | |||
NWE Naphtha M1 | NAPCNWEAMc1 | |||
NWE Naphtha M1/M2 | NAPCNWEASMc1 | |||
NWE Naphtha M2 | NAPCNWEAMc2 | |||
Crack NWE Naphtha-Brent M1 | NAPCNWEACMc1 | |||
Crack NWE Naphtha-Brent M2 | NAPCNWEACMc2 | |||
*Sing refers to Singapore | ||||
Reporting by Mohi Narayan; Editing by Vijay Kishore
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