Asia Fuel Oil-Premiums steady; Taiwan offers more LSFO for Sept
SINGAPORE, Aug 29 (Reuters) -Spot fuel oil premiums were little changed in Asia on Thursday amid broadly quiet trade nearing the month's end, while Taiwan offered more low sulphur fuel oil for loading in September.
Prompt-month backwardation for the low sulphur market showed signs of easing on Thursday, after widening to its highest since November 2023 on Wednesday.
The Sept/Oct timespread for the market narrowed below $18 per ton on Thursday.
The market has rallied higher in the second half of this month amid a tighter outlook for finished products in September, though intra-region supplies picked up in August.
In tenders, Taiwan's CPC offered 72,000 tons of low sulphur fuel oil for loading in September, after previously offering 40,000 tons for loading during the same month.
The latest sales tender closes on Aug. 29 and is valid until Sept. 2, according to a document on CPC's website.
INVENTORY DATA
- Singapore onshore stockpiles STKRS-SIN dipped 6% to 18.15 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 28, Enterprise Singapore data showed on Thursday.
OTHER NEWS
- Oil prices steadied on Thursday, after two sessions of losses, as supply concerns over Libya returned to focus, while a smaller-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories sapped demand expectations. O/R
- The European Union's mission in the Red Sea said on Wednesday there was no oil spill in the waters near the Greek-flagged tanker hit by a fiery Houthi militant attack off Yemen's coast.
- Asia has become the top destination for Nigeria Dangote refinery's low-sulphur straight run (LSSR) fuel oil exports in 2024 so far, data showed, though trade sources expect volumes to taper off going ahead.
- Traders are slated to load record volumes of diesel on very-large crude carriers from Asia to West of Suez markets in August, a trend likely to continue next month, data from trade sources and shiptrackers showed.
WINDOW TRADES O/AS
- 180-cst HSFO: No trade
- 380-cst HSFO: No trade
- 0.5% VLSFO: No trade
ASSESSMENTS
FUEL OIL | ||||
CASH ($/T) | ASIA CLOSE | CHANGE | PREV CLOSE | RIC |
Cargo - 0.5% VLSFO | 585.51 | -9.42 | 594.93 | MFO05-SIN |
Diff - 0.5% VLSFO | 12.25 | -0.15 | 12.40 | MFO05-SIN-DIF |
Cargo - 180cst | 440.70 | -3.77 | 444.47 | FO180-SIN |
Diff - 180cst | 3.05 | 0.05 | 3.00 | FO180-SIN-DIF |
Cargo - 380cst | 437.58 | -3.06 | 440.64 | FO380-SIN |
Diff - 380cst | 5.65 | 0.70 | 4.95 | FO380-SIN-DIF |
Bunker (Ex-wharf) Premium - 380cst | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | |
Bunker (Ex-wharf) Premium - 0.5% VLSFO | 20.00 | 1.00 | 19.00 |
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 Krishna Chandra Eluri
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