European traders struggle to capitalize on gasoline arb to US.

摘要

Gasoline prices in the US have risen to a sharp premium to prices in Europe, drawing significant interest from traders in shipping the fuel across the Adantic. For the time of year, the spread ($7.49/bbl on Dec. 27) was reported to by the highest for the time of year since 2010 at least; one trader also said the that it was the highest premium seen in 12 months, excluding periods when the Colonial pipeline from the US Gulf to the East Coast was shut.