Northwest European gasoline refining margins increased by $1.49 on Friday, reaching $26.44 per barrel even as underlying crude oil prices fell. In the Argus trading window, TotalEnergies sold a single Eurobob E10 gasoline barge to MB Energy, and an additional 4,000 tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline barges were transferred to MB Energy by Equinor and BP. Independent gasoline inventories stored at the Amsterdam‑Rotterdam‑Antwerp (ARA) hub rose by more than 10% on Thursday, according to Dutch consultancy Insights Global, bringing total gasoline stocks for the week to 1.14 million metric tons. Lars van Wageningen of Insights Global indicated that further vessels are expected over the weekend, a development that has lengthened waiting times at barges and heightened demand for light‑distillate vessels. The United States gasoline market is experiencing a supply shortage as the peak summer driving season approaches; strong domestic demand combined with rising fuel exports is tightening inventories and could push pump prices higher.