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Europe Distillates-Diffs rise as maintenance bites
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Diesel differentials in northwest
Europe rose on Thursday as refinery maintenance began to bite,
tightening supplies against a backdrop of lower imports.
Jet fuel cargo premiums also remained buoyant at over $100 a
tonne, reflecting low inventories at the
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub. Jet fuel held in independent
tanks slipped to 366,000 tonnes from 395,000 tonnes
week-on-week, according to data from Dutch oil analyst Pieter
Kulsen.
Traders said that the mar
UPDATE 1-US crude stocks fall sharply following Hurricane Isaac-EIA
* Gasoline demand at one-year high-EIA
* Refinery utilization falls sharply in Gulf Coast
* U.S. gasoline inventories drop below 200 million bbls
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Greece lifts private ownership curbs on public utilities, ports
ATHENS, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Greece scrapped on Thursday a law
obliging the state to keep a minimum stake in a string of public
companies, such as the country’s top electricity producer Public
Power Corp and gambling firms OPAP.