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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Five-Week Low
Bunker fuel prices continued to drop at most ports on Thursday, with average global VLSFO prices dropping to the lowest level in almost five weeks.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports fell by $11/mt to $598/mt on Thursday, reaching the lowest level since March 27. The G20-HSFO Index lost $10/mt to $496.50/mt, while the G20-MGO Index dropped by $16/mt to $810.50/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures gained $0.68/bl to $78.37/bl on Thursday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports had a negative trend. At Singapore prices dropped by $19.50/mt to $580.50/mt, at Rotterdam they declined by $14.50/mt to $539.50/mt, at Fujairah they fell by $12.50/mt to $574/mt and at Houston they slipped by $9/mt to $557/mt.
On Friday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.44/bl at $77.93/bl as of 9:40 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $3.31/mt fall in bunker prices.
Key Bunker Prices More
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 647.50 | 1.00 | 770.00 | 3.50 |
| Rotterdam | 601.50 | 2.50 | 754.00 | 2.00 |
| Houston | 619.00 | 11.50 | 795.50 | 3.00 |
| Fujairah | 651.50 | 1.00 | 895.00 | 2.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 664.00 | 1.50 | 856.50 | 2.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 630.00 | 3.00 | 803.50 | 2.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 718.00 | 0.50 | 914.50 | 0.50 |
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