Asia Fuel Oil-Cash premiums extend slide but bunker prices hold
SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) -Cash premiums for fuel oil continued to ease in Asia on Friday as offers dipped further, though downstream bunker premiums retained support this week.
Singapore bunker premiums for very low sulphur fuel oil (VSLFO) held above $25 per metric ton to cargo quotes, as prices remain elevated due to limited supply for prompt delivery dates, market sources said.
However, cash premiums for VLSFO cargoes have fallen below $4.50 per metric ton, as spot offers continued to soften for loading dates in the second half of August.
The high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) markets have also come under pressure this week, with cash premiums tumbling down and cracks FO380DUBCKMc1 logging steep weekly declines.
INVENTORY DATA
- ARA inventories STK-FO-ARA were at 1.39 million tons in the week to Aug. 1, dipping 2.1% from last week, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.
OTHER NEWS
- Oil prices rose on Friday but were set for a fourth successive weekly decline, as signs of disappointing global fuel demand growth outweighed fears of supply disruptions. O/R
- A meeting of top OPEC+ ministers has kept oil output policy unchanged including a plan to start unwinding one layer of output cuts from October, and repeated that the hike could be paused or reversed if needed.
- China's newest mega refiner Shandong Yulong Petrochemical has recently bought three Russian crude oil cargoes for September arrivals, shoring up inventory ahead of a planned test operation of its new plant, two trading sources said.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four Midwest states where the supply of gasoline has been impacted by the shutdown of a refinery in Joliet, Illinois.
WINDOW TRADES O/AS
- 180-cst HSFO: One trade
- 380-cst HSFO: No trade
- 0.5% VLSFO: No trade
ASSESSMENTS
FUEL OIL | ||||
CASH ($/T) | ASIA CLOSE | CHANGE | PREV CLOSE | RIC |
Cargo - 0.5% VLSFO | 578.69 | -8.84 | 587.53 | MFO05-SIN |
Diff - 0.5% VLSFO | 4.45 | -1.50 | 5.95 | MFO05-SIN-DIF |
Cargo - 180cst | 470.83 | -12.06 | 482.89 | FO180-SIN |
Diff - 180cst | 4.00 | -1.60 | 5.60 | FO180-SIN-DIF |
Cargo - 380cst | 465.86 | -9.89 | 475.75 | FO380-SIN |
Diff - 380cst | 4.45 | -1.15 | 5.60 | FO380-SIN-DIF |
Bunker (Ex-wharf) Premium - 380cst | 8.00 | -0.50 | 8.50 | |
Bunker (Ex-wharf) Premium - 0.5% VLSFO | 10.00 | -1.00 | 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 Shailesh Kuber
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