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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Slips for First Session in Four
Bunker fuel prices slipped at most ports on Friday, with average global VLSFO prices dropping for the first in four sessions.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports fell by $6/mt to $589/mt on Friday, paring its weekly gain to $7/mt. The G20-HSFO Index slipped by $2.50/mt to $489.50/mt, while the G20-MGO Index lost $0.50/mt to $781/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures lost $0.28/bl to $75.58/bl on Friday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports had a mixed trend. At Singapore prices rose by $2.50/mt to $587/mt, at Rotterdam they declined by $4.50/mt to $533/mt, at Fujairah they lost $4/mt to $562/mt, and at Houston they advanced by $8.50/mt to $537/mt.
On Monday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.64/bl at $76.94/bl as of 8:19 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $4.82/mt fall in bunker prices.
Key Bunker Prices More
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 571.00 | 1.50 | 685.50 | 5.50 |
| Rotterdam | 516.50 | 1.50 | 677.50 | 3.50 |
| Houston | 556.00 | 6.00 | 679.00 | 1.00 |
| Fujairah | 565.00 | 4.50 | 755.00 | 1.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 589.00 | 3.00 | 764.50 | 3.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 552.00 | 3.00 | 699.00 | 2.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 635.50 | 1.00 | 811.50 | 11.00 |
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