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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to One-Month Low
Bunker fuel prices dropped at most ports on Monday, with global average VLSFO prices falling to the lowest level in more than a month.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports lost $8.50/mt to $604/mt on Monday, reaching the lowest level since August 6.
The G20-HSFO Index fell by $3.50/mt to $479/mt, while the G20-MGO Index sank by $7.50/mt to $739/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures rose by $0.78/bl to $71.84/bl on Monday.
VLSFO prices at the top four ports followed a negative trend. At Singapore prices lost $23/mt to $604.50/mt, at Rotterdam they fell by $14.50/mt to $516/mt, at Fujairah they slipped by $11/mt to $597.50/mt, and at Houston they dropped by $10/mt to $516/mt.
On Tuesday morning Brent futures were trading down by $0.06/bl from the previous session's close at $71.78/bl as of 5:54 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $0.45/mt fall in bunker prices.
Key Bunker Prices More
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 587.00 | 9.00 | 621.50 | 2.50 |
| Rotterdam | 507.50 | 1.50 | 611.00 | 2.00 |
| Houston | 513.50 | 9.50 | 642.00 | 10.50 |
| Fujairah | 574.50 | 1.00 | 774.50 | 0.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 590.50 | 0.50 | 728.50 | 2.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 545.50 | 5.00 | 662.50 | 2.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 635.00 | 1.50 | 802.50 | 1.00 |
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