Asia Distillates-Activity ticks up; one refiner selling prompt cargoes
SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) -Asia's middle distillates markets saw an uptick in paper and physical discussions as ICE gasoil futures were little changed, with some refiners still clearing prompt cargo sales.
SK Energy still had spot sales ongoing for prompt end-July loading cargoes, leading traders to believe that the market was structurally still weak in terms of supply.
Alternatively the refiner could be looking to capitalise on getting better spot deals, given the possibility of traders shipping larger-sized cargoes out of Asia to west-of-Suez markets, one Singapore-based trade source said.
Meanwhile, the east-west arbitrage spreads remained shaky though a decline in freight costs this week could push some swing sellers in the Middle East and India to send their cargoes west instead.
Some discussions to charter very large crude carriers from east to west also fell through, possibly due to better freight costs on the smaller clean product vessels instead, one shipbroking source said.
This could mean the majority of Asia-origin cargoes could still stay within the region, further weighing on sentiment.
Spot cash discussions remained in discounts GO10-SIN-DIF of more than 30 cents a barrel, following a widening contango price structure in the July-August paper markets.
Lower priced sellers were also readily available, weighing on overall spot market discussion levels.
Refining margins GO10SGCKMc1 slipped for a second straight session to almost $17 a barrel, erasing earlier gains.
Regrade JETREG10SGMc1 discount narrowed to slightly below 90 cents a barrel, a reflection of the weaker performance in the gasoil markets compared with jet fuel.
SINGAPORE CASH DEALS O/AS
- One 500ppm gasoil deal, no jet fuel deal
INVENTORIES
- U.S. crude stocks plunged by much more than expected last week as refining and export activity increased, while gasoline and distillate inventories also fell, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. EIA/S
- Singapore's middle distillates inventories slipped by 5.5% week on week as hefty gains in net exports of jet fuel/kerosene outweighed a decline in net exports of diesel/gasoil, official data showed on Thursday. O/SING1
REFINERY NEWS REF/OUT
- A coker at LyondellBasell Industries' 263,776 barrel-per-day (bpd) Houston refinery was operating at a reduced production level following a fire on Tuesday, said people familiar with plant operations.
NEWS
- China is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the weather bureau warned on Thursday, as the world's second-biggest economy braces for another scorching summer.
- China's state oil companies have been told by the government to add 8 million metric tons, or nearly 60 million barrels, of crude oil to the country's emergency stockpiles to boost supply security, according to analytics firm Vortexa and trading sources.
- U.S. crude shipments bound for Europe fell to a two-year low in June as European buyers bought cheaper regional and West African oil, traders and analysts told Reuters.
PRICES
MIDDLE DISTILLATES | ||||
CASH ($/BBL) | ASIA CLOSE | Change | Prev Close | RIC |
Spot Gas Oil 0.5% | 96.41 | -0.76 | 97.17 | GO-SIN |
GO 0.5 Diff | -6.44 | -0.08 | -6.36 | GO-SIN-DIF |
Spot Gas Oil 0.25% | 101.42 | -0.76 | 102.18 | GO25-SIN |
GO 0.25 Diff | -1.43 | -0.08 | -1.35 | GO25-SIN-DIF |
Spot Gas Oil 0.05% | 102.06 | -0.74 | 102.80 | GO005-SIN |
GO 0.05 Diff | -0.79 | -0.06 | -0.73 | GO005-SIN-DIF |
Spot Gas Oil 0.001% | 102.53 | -0.76 | 103.29 | GO10-SIN |
GO 0.001 Diff | -0.32 | -0.08 | -0.24 | GO10-SIN-DIF |
Spot Jet/Kero | 102.00 | -0.34 | 102.34 | JET-SIN |
Jet/Kero Diff | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.03 | JET-SIN-DIF |
For a list of derivatives prices, including margins, please double click the RICs below. | ||||
Brent M1 | BRENTSGMc1 | |||
Gasoil M1 | GOSGSWMc1 | |||
Gasoil M1/M2 | GOSGSPDMc1 | |||
Gasoil M2 | GOSGSWMc2 | |||
Regrade M1 | JETREGSGMc1 | |||
Regrade M2 | JETREGSGMc2 | |||
Jet M1 | JETSGSWMc1 | |||
Jet M1/M2 | JETSGSPDMc1 | |||
Jet M2 | JETSGSWMc2 | |||
Gasoil 500ppm-Dubai Cracks M1 | GOSGCKMc1 | |||
Gasoil 500ppm-Dubai Cracks M2 | GOSGCKMc2 | |||
Jet Cracks M1 | JETSGCKMc1 | |||
Jet Cracks M2 | JETSGCKMc2 | |||
East-West M1 | LGOAEFSMc1 | |||
East-West M2 | LGOAEFSMc2 | |||
LGO M1 | LGOAMc1 | |||
LGO M1/M2 | LGOASPDMc1 | |||
LGO M2 | LGOAMc2 | |||
Crack LGO-Brent M1 | LGOACKMc1 | |||
Crack LGO-Brent M2 | LGOACKMc2 | |||
Reporting by Trixie Yap; Editing by Janane Venkatraman
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