Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Cracks fall on high Atlantic basin stocks

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Gasoline refining margins fell on Thursday after a sharp rise in stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub.

* Gasoline stocks rose by 22.9 percent to their highest since late January in the week to Thursday, data from Dutch consultancy PJK International showed.

* Stocks rose on a slowdown in exports, particularly to the United States, where stocks last week hit a record high, PJK's Patrick Kulsen said.

* But cargoes still found outlets in Asia Pacific, Latin America and West Africa.

* U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 2.8 million barrels to a record 259 million barrels last week, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday.

* But the European market could find balance from refinery turnarounds which are expected to eat into supplies.

* BP plans a full turnaround at its 90,000 barrels per day Lingen refinery in northwest Germany from mid-April to early June, according to a spokesman.

GASOLINE

* Vitol sold a barge to Noble at $549 a tonne fob ARA and a barge to Phillips66 at $546 a tonne. The trades compare with bid and offer discussions at $557-$561 a tonne the previous day.

* Earlier in the day, some 8,000 tonnes traded at $547-$560 a tonne fob Amsterdam-Rotterdam, down from $559-$559.50 a tonne fob on Wednesday. Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) sold to Vitol and Varo.

* Castleton sold to Gunvor one barge of premium unleaded gasoline at $570 a tonne fob ARA, down by $10 a tonne from trade levels the previous session.

* Gasoline barge refining margins fell to $11.74 a barrel from $12.17 a barrel.

* U.S. front month RBOB gasoline futures were 1.96 percent lower at $1.5175 by 1643 GMT.

* The U.S. gasoline crack (RBc1-CLc1) stood at $10.86 a barrel, down from $11.65 a barrel.

NAPHTHA (NAF-C-NWE)

* No cargoes traded. Bid and offer discussions emerged at $493-$493.50 a tonne cif NWE, down from $501-$503 a tonne. (Reporting by Ahmad Ghaddar; Editing by Ruth Pitchford)