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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Climbs for Sixth Day
Bunker fuel prices advanced at most ports on Wednesday, with global average VLSFO prices climbing for a sixth consecutive session.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports gained $1/mt to $599/mt on Wednesday, remaining at the highest level since October 25.
The G20-HSFO Index slipped by $4.50/mt to at $501/mt, while the G20-MGO Index fell by $3/mt to $755.50/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures fell by $0.61/bl to $74.92/bl on Wednesday.
VLSFO prices at the top four ports were mixed in direction. At Singapore prices lost $1.50/mt to $597/mt, at Rotterdam they advanced by $0.50/mt to $525.50/mt, at Fujairah they sank by $1.50/mt to $584.50/mt, and at Houston they rose by $4/mt to $550.50/mt.
On Thursday morning Brent futures were trading up by $0.52/bl from the previous session's close at $75.44/bl as of 4:27 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $3.92/mt rise in bunker prices.
Key Bunker Prices More
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 553.50 | 0.00 | 673.00 | 0.00 |
| Rotterdam | 514.50 | 0.00 | 651.00 | 0.00 |
| Houston | 545.00 | 0.00 | 671.00 | 0.00 |
| Fujairah | 543.00 | 0.00 | 747.00 | 0.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 574.00 | 0.00 | 748.00 | 0.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 539.00 | 0.00 | 685.50 | 0.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 627.00 | 0.50 | 799.50 | 1.00 |
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