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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Sinks to Two-Week Low
Bunker fuel prices fell at most ports on Wednesday, with average global VLSFO prices slipping to the lowest level in more than two weeks.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports fell by $5.50/mt to $588.50/mt on Wednesday, reaching the lowest level since June 13. The G20-HSFO Index rallied by $1/mt to $481/mt, while the G20-MGO Index dropped by $7.50/mt to $769.50/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures gained $1.77/bl to $74.03/bl on Wednesday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports had a negative trend. At Singapore prices fell by $9.50/mt to $585/mt, at Rotterdam they slipped by $9.50/mt to $529/mt, at Fujairah they declined by $11.50/mt to $570.50/mt, and at Houston they were little changed at $525.50/mt.
On Thursday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.47/bl at $73.56/bl as of 6:37 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $3.54/mt rise 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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