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BUNKER PRICES: Singapore VLSFO Advances to 11-Week High
Bunker fuel prices advanced for a fourth consecutive session at most ports on Wednesday, with the Singapore VLSFO price reaching the highest level in 11 weeks.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports gained $1.50/mt to $699.50/mt on Wednesday, remaining at the highest level since November 17. The G20-HSFO Index lost $0.50/mt to $471.50/mt, while the G20-MGO Index dropped by $6/mt to $1,063/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures lost $0.01bl to $86.12/bl on Wednesday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports mostly had a negative trend. At Singapore prices advanced by $2/mt to $701.50/mt, the highest level since November 8, at Rotterdam they slipped by $2.50/mt to $606.50/mt, at Fujairah they fell by $3/mt to $682/mt and at Houston they dropped by $4/mt to $629.50/mt.
On Thursday morning Brent futures were trading down by $0.10/bl at $86.02/bl as of 8.58 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would amount to a $0.75/mt decline 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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