With rising imports offsetting depleted production, sources say West Coast gasoline supply is showing signs of stabilization. The US Energy Information Administration reported gasoline imports into the US West Coast rose 48,000 b/d to 111,000 b/d for the week ended September 11. According to cFlow, Platts trade flow software, at least seven gasoline cargoes were in the Los Angeles area or en route for delivery over the past week. That helped offset sagging production and stocks in the region. Weekly production of CARBOB fell 6.7% to 6.79 million barrels for the week ended September 11, according to the California Energy Commission. CARBOB stocks fell 7.2% to 5.1 million barrels. However, one source said the supply problems that have hampered the West Coast all summer seem to have dissipated, at least for now. “The differentials seem stable,” he said. “Not much trading going on.” The differential for Los Angeles CARBOB […]