LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose over $1 to $26.91 a barrel on Thursday as stocks fell on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Around 7,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline barges were traded in the Argus window, with Exxon and Equinor selling to MB Energy, Trafigura and Varo.

• An additional 6,000 tons of Eurobob E10 gasoline barges were also traded, with Totsa selling to Varo and Exxon.

• Gasoline stocks held independently in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp refining and storage hub fell 8.5% on Thursday, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed. ARA/

• Gasoline stocks fell on the week to 1.04 million metric tons on higher exports and potentially the peak summer driving season slowly picking up, Insights Global's Rick Veringmeier said.

• U.S. gasoline stockpiles fell 906,000 barrels in the week to June 12, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. EIA/S

• Kuwait's Petroleum Corporation said on Thursday that all force majeure notices issued during the war have been lifted with immediate effect, the government communication centre reported on X.

• Kuwait's oil production would increase to 2 million barrels per day within a week coinciding with the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and resumption of commercial shipping, KPC added.

• A second drone attack this week on Gazpromneft's Moscow refinery has damaged processing units and sparked multiple fires across the site, industry sources said.

• China's refined oil product exports in May dropped by 23.6% from the same period last year, customs data showed on Thursday, curbed by fuel export restrictions that came into effect in mid-March.

• Gasoline exports plunged 95.2% to only 30,000 tons.