Another 2,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 barges traded on Argus, with Shell selling to Varo.
Exxon Mobil sold an E5 barge to Trafigura in the Platts window.
Northwest European gasoline margins rise
Northwest European gasoline refining margins extended gains from the previous session, gaining $5.19 to $44.16 a barrel on Tuesday as crude prices lost ground and Middle Eastern refineries faced new disruptions.
Refinery disruptions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Saudi Aramco shut down its 400,000 barrel-per-day Jizan oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on July 27 following an attack by Yemen's Houthi militants on Saturday, a note from consultancy IIR seen by Reuters showed.
The attack damaged the plant's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle complex and the tank farm area, the note said, adding that Aramco will tentatively complete repairs and restart the plant by August 15.
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company shut down parts of its 615,000 bpd Al-Zour refinery on July 18 due to a power cut, IIR told Reuters in a statement on Tuesday.
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