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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Jumps to Four-Week High
Bunker fuel prices jumped with crude futures at most ports on Monday, with global average VLSFO prices climbing to the highest level in more than four weeks.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports rose by $9/mt to $607.50/mt on Monday, reaching the highest level since June 22. The G20-HSFO Index jumped by $6.50/mt to $535/mt, while the G20-MGO Index gained $17.50/mt to $839.50/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures gained $1.67/bl to $82.74/bl on Monday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports had a positive trend. At Singapore prices advanced by $10/mt to $583.50/mt, at Rotterdam they rose by $14.50/mt to $569.50/mt, at Fujairah they climbed by $9.50/mt to $576/mt, and at Houston they jumped by $8/mt to $577.50/mt.
On Tuesday morning Brent crude futures were trading up by $0.29/bl at $83.03/bl as of 7:28 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $2.18/mt rise 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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