BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Near Two-Week Low

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Wednesday October 25, 2023

Bunker fuel prices fell at most ports on Tuesday, with global average VLSFO prices sinking to the lowest level in almost two weeks.

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports fell by $11/mt to $675/mt on Tuesday, reaching the lowest level since October 13. The G20-HSFO Index lost $4.50/mt to $551.50/mt, while the G20-MGO Index slipped by $10/mt to $952/mt.

ICE Brent crude futures fell by $1.76/bl to $88.07/bl on Tuesday.

VLSFO prices at the top ports followed a negative trend. At Singapore prices fell by $15/mt to $666.50/mt, at Rotterdam they lost $12/mt to $613.50/mt, at Fujairah they declined by $13/mt to $654/mt, and at Houston they sank by $12/mt to $627/mt.

On Wednesday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.43/bl at $87.64/bl as of 8:18 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $3.24/mt fall in bunker prices.