Refinery glitches pushed gasoline prices substantially higher throughout the US,and moderately lifted distillates,Higher temperatures on the Atlantic coast limited demand for heating oil,kerosine and fuel oil.Gasoline prices in the US shot higher as refinery utilisation rates fell to the lowest levels in a year.New York conven-tional gasoline prices jumped by more than 16c/USG,mostly in response to reduced production around Philadelphia,Arbitrage from Europe was closed on paper,and gasoline imports hovered just below 1mn b/d in the first half of February.Alkylate premiums to gasoline firmed on the Gulf coast as refiners began preparations for summer gasoline blending.
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