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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Slips to Two-Week Low
Bunker fuel prices fell at most ports on Tuesday, with average global VLSFO prices slipping to the lowest level in almost two weeks.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports fell by $4.50/mt to $594/mt on Tuesday, reaching the lowest level since June 15. The G20-HSFO Index dropped by $8/mt to $480/mt, while the G20-MGO Index rose by $5/mt to $777/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures lost $1.94/bl to $72.26/bl on Tuesday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports had a mixed trend. At Singapore prices fell by $2.50/mt to $594.50/mt, at Rotterdam they were little changed at $538.50/mt, at Fujairah they were little changed at $582/mt, and at Houston they dropped by $5/mt to $525.50/mt.
On Wednesday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.04/bl at $72.22/bl as of 9:27 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $0.30/mt fall in bunker prices.
Key Bunker Prices More
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 602.50 | 13.50 | 676.00 | 10.00 |
| Rotterdam | 540.50 | 6.50 | 665.50 | 18.00 |
| Houston | 552.50 | 21.50 | 685.50 | 25.00 |
| Fujairah | 592.50 | 17.50 | 783.00 | 10.00 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 615.00 | 12.00 | 757.00 | 15.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 572.00 | 14.50 | 702.50 | 16.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 653.00 | 9.50 | 824.50 | 9.50 |
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