Crude futures prices have fallen from recent highs along the forward curve.The main impetus behind the price declines was a report that Shell plans to restart exports from its 380,000 b/d Forcados field in Nigeria,A rise in shipments of gasoline-rich Nigerian crude,combined with restarts at several US refineries,is expected to help crude recover relative to gasoline component Rbob futures,where refining margins are almost 26/bl.E1A data show gasoline stocks down by almost 12mn bl year-on-year.
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