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Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Cracks slip as U.S. builds stocks, demand lacklustre

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Gasoline refining margins in northwest Europe declined on Wednesday as U.S. data showed stockpiles of the fuel had risen in the country, especially on the East Coast, and depressed crude oil prices underscored a lacklustre energy market.

* EIA data showed stocks of gasoline had risen 746,000 barrels across the country, 575,000 barrels of which came from the East Coast, the main importer of fuels from the other side of the Atlantic.

* Several cargoes of gasoline have been booked in recent days out of Europe to West Africa and a number of cargoes of reformate were also booked to go to China.

* Refinery maintenance in Europe and Russia remained relatively high in November at 1 million barrels per day, supporting product markets, traders said.

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* Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) rejected demands set by two trade unions at its 404,000 bpd Pernis refinery in the Netherlands, which were asking for better pay, a spokeswoman said.

* BF Energy was running an alkylation unit and fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its 151,000 bpd Torrance refinery at reduced rates on Wednesday following a fire on Nov. 15, according to a source familiar with the matter.

* Sinochem International Oil (Singapore), the trading arm of Chinese state-run oil and chemicals trader Sinochem, is offering gasoline for sale under long-term contracts for delivery in 2017, according to a tender document.

GASOLINE

* There were no trades of benchmark Eurobob gasoline by barge but Varo bid $441 a tonne fob ARA in the afternoon window, with no offers shown, compared to a trade of $450 on Tuesday.

* Earlier in the day, 7,000 tonnes of benchmark gasoline traded at between $445-$450 a tonne fob Amsterdam-Rotterdam, up from $430-$433 a tonne a day earlier. Gunvor and Rolympus were selling to Varo, Finco, Shell and Total (LSE: 524773.L - news) .

* Gunvor sold to Total a barge of premium unleaded gasoline at $454 a tonne fob ARA, up from $4 a tonne.

* The December swap stood at around $454 a tonne at the close, up from $444 a tonne.

* Gasoline barge refining margins declined to $6.865 a barrel from $7.480 a barrel.

* U.S. December RBOB gasoline futures were trading flat at $1.3312 a gallon at 1730 GMT.

* The U.S. gasoline crack (RBC1-CLC1) traded at $9.92 a barrel, down from $10.07 a barrel on Monday.

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* No trades were reported.

(Reporting by Sabina Zawadzki)