Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO rally resumes, cracks breach five-month highs
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) -Asia's very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) market continued rallying higher on Thursday, with spot premiums extending gains and cracks surpassing five-month highs.
Bids firmed for September-loading VLSFO cargoes, with Singapore cash premium climbing above $10 per metric ton, while refining cracks climbed to levels last seen in early March.
September VLSFO/Dubai cracks rose above $13.75 per barrel, LSEG data showed on Thursday. LFO05SGDUBCMc1
Prompt backwardation widened further to more than $14.50 per ton, compared with $11.50 per ton the previous day, based on data from market sources.
Buying momentum was robust in the derivatives markets on Thursday, sources said.
Meanwhile, there were mixed views on the supply outlook. Some traders said that broader inflows remained ample, but added that some tightness could arise from the blendstocks pool.
INVENTORY DATA
- Singapore onshore inventories STKRS-SIN rose 6.0% to 19.23 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 21, after sliding to five-week lows previously, showed Enterprise Singapore data.
OTHER NEWS
- Oil prices fell for a fifth session on Thursday as investors worried about the global demand outlook, despite a decline in U.S. fuel inventories. O/R
- A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after repeated attacks that started a fire on the vessel and caused the ship to lose power, the UK maritime agency said.
- Nigeria's 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery is undergoing test runs for gasoline production, with full operation expected by mid-September, according to a note by industry monitor IIR Energy.
- Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan. 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said on Thursday.
WINDOW TRADES O/AS
- 180-cst HSFO: No trade
- 380-cst HSFO: No trade
- 0.5% VLSFO: No trade
ASSESSMENTS
FUEL OIL | ||||
CASH ($/T) | ASIA CLOSE | CHANGE | PREV CLOSE | RIC |
Cargo - 0.5% VLSFO | 578.02 | 2.37 | 575.65 | MFO05-SIN |
Diff - 0.5% VLSFO | 10.25 | 3.00 | 7.25 | MFO05-SIN-DIF |
Cargo - 180cst | 438.57 | -5.29 | 443.86 | FO180-SIN |
Diff - 180cst | 3.75 | 0.75 | 3.00 | FO180-SIN-DIF |
Cargo - 380cst | 433.02 | -5.48 | 438.50 | FO380-SIN |
Diff - 380cst | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 | FO380-SIN-DIF |
Bunker (Ex-wharf) Premium - 380cst | 7.50 | 0.50 | 7.00 | |
Bunker (Ex-wharf) Premium - 0.5% VLSFO | 12.50 | 1.50 | 11.00 |
For a list of derivatives prices, including margins, please double click the RICs below. | |
Brent M1 | BRENTSGMc1 |
180cst M1 | FO180SGSWMc1 |
180cst M1/M2 | FO180SGSDMc1 |
180cst M2 | FO180SGSWMc2 |
Visco M1 | FOVISSGDFMc1 |
Visco M2 | FOVISSGDFMc2 |
380cst M1 | FO380SGSWMc1 |
380cst M1/M2 | FO380SGSDMc1 |
380cst M2 | FO380SGSWMc2 |
Cracks 180-Dubai M1 | FO180SGCKMc1 |
Cracks 180-Dubai M2 | FO180SGCKMc2 |
East-West M1 | FOSGEWMc1 |
East-West M2 | FOSGEWMc2 |
Barges M1 | HFOFARAAMc1 |
Barges M1/M2 | HFOFARAASMc1 |
Barges M2 | HFOFARAAMc2 |
Crack Barges-Brent M1 | HFOFARAACMc1 |
Crack Barges-Brent M2 | HFOFARAACMc2 |
Reporting by Jeslyn Lerh; Editing by Vijay Kishore
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