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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Climbs for Seventh Consecutive Session
Bunker fuel prices continued to advance at most ports on Monday, with global average VLSFO prices climbing for a seventh consecutive session.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports rose by $4.50/mt to $633.50/mt on Monday, remaining at the highest level since April 19. The G20-HSFO Index climbed by $10.50/mt to $562/mt, while the G20-MGO Index gained $13/mt to $896/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures gained $1.02/bl to $85.43/bl on Monday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports mostly had a positive trend. At Singapore prices advanced by $6/mt to $619.50/mt, at Rotterdam they were little changed at $590.50/mt, at Fujairah they climbed by $3.50/mt to $612/mt, and at Houston they rose by $8.50/mt to $597.50/mt.
On Tuesday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.46/bl at $84.97/bl as of 9:28 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $3.46/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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