BUZZ-Los Angeles CARBOB extends gains on refiner buying
HOUSTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Los Angeles CARBOB for prompt delivery extended gains on Tuesday in active trade on continued refiner buying, dealers said.
* August Los Angeles CARBOB jumped 5.5 cents, trading at an 8-cent a gallon premium to the NYMEX RBOB contract
* September-delivering CARBOB traded between 13.25-cent to 14-cent a gallon premium to the NYMEX futures contract, up 6 cents
* October CARBOB traded at a 9-cent a gallon premium to the NYMEX RBOB contract
* Phillips 66 (Hamburg: 18376318.HM - news) reported unplanned flaring at its Los Angeles (Other OTC: ANGC - news) -area refinery on Tuesday morning, according to a regulatory filing
* Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) on Tuesday confirmed an operational upset at its Martinez refinery near San Francisco on Saturday. A spokesman for the company said there was no impact to refinery operations (Reporting by Liz Hampton)