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• EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators
  May 16
  Supply in the very low sulfur fuel oil and low sulfur markets remained tight, with the Mediterranean relatively shorter than the North, sources said recently.
• Saudi, UAE energy ministers say NOPEC bill risks destabilizing the oil market
  May 10
  OPEC and its allies are being blamed unfairly for the energy crisis, when other commodities are also seeing high prices, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said.
• Shanghai delivered 380 CST HSFO bunker premium hits 2-year high on tight supply
  Apr 28
  HSFO demand is strong and the local supply situation should ease from mid-May with some replenishment stocks, a trader in China said.
• Marine gasoil prices spike as Russia's middle distillate squeeze spills onto European waters
  Apr 27
  Delivered MGO at Rotterdam reached $1,340 April 21, surging 30.7% in two weeks.
• OPEC cuts 2022 oil demand outlook on outbreak in China, slower economic growth
  Apr 12
  OPEC now expects global oil demand to average 100.5 million b/d in 2022, for year-on-year growth of 3.67 million b/d, the organization said in its closely watched oil market report.
• Germany says European buyers to continue payments in euros under new Russian rules
  Mar 31
  Following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Scholz's office said payments in euros would be converted into rubles by the state-run Gazprombank under the proposed new rules.
• Singapore HSFO differential near 6-month highs on tight supply, specification issues
  Mar 25
  Market sources expected high sulfur fuel oil inflow from the Middle East to decline as US refiners are taking cargoes there as an alternative to Russian fuel oil cargoes.
• Saudi Arabia says it is no longer responsible for oil market stability
  Mar 21
  According to the S&P Global Oil Security Sentinel, the kingdom oil and energy infrastructure has been targeted over 40 times since 2017, with the biggest incident occurring in 2019 when drone attacks hit the giant Abqaiq oil processing facility.
• BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Hesitancy over Russian clients, supply concerns contribute to volatility
  Mar 18
  The war in Ukraine was expected to curb supply of low sulfur bunker fuel at Fujairah as economic sanctions on Russia impede imports of 0.5%S fuel oil feedstocks for the blending pool, local traders said.
• TotalEnergies completes first marine bio-VLSFO bunker delivery in Singapore
  Mar 17
  The delivery was part of a biofuel trial recently completed by NYK Line and Anglo American.
• Russia-Ukraine conflict will boost demand for carbon offsets: executives
  Mar 16
  The volatility impacted sentiment in carbon markets around the world, including the voluntary market and regional carbon markets.
• BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Prices climb amid surging oil complex, varying demand patterns
  Mar 11
  *Lackluster demand at Singapore *High prices, rising demand in Europe *East Coast US feedstocks limited
• FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks dip following record increase a week ago
  Mar 2
  Low sulfur fuel oil cargoes at Fujairah are tight but barge supply has been steady, and any impact from the Russia-Ukraine conflict has yet to be seen, traders said.
• FEATURE: Russian invasion disrupts Ukrainian sunflower oil industry
  Mar 1
  The closure of key shipping ports have stopped sunflower oil being loaded onto vessels.
• IEA decries $40 billion methane leaks from energy system
  Feb 23
  The 180 Bcm leaked would have been comfortably enough to ease today's price pressures, the report said.
• Shipowners avoid Black Sea ports, traders brace for sanctions as war fears rise
  Feb 22
  Networks of commodity traders, shipping finance executives and ship brokers in the shipping hub of Singapore said they have been on high alert since an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the likelihood of a US response.
• Panama Canal to decrease Neopanamax locks maximum draft to 49.5 feet
  Feb 3
  Waiting times peaked Feb. 1 at 12 days for Super class tankers, which includes clean MRs and LR1s, traveling Southbound.
• Asia residual fuels: Key market indicators for Jan 24-28
  Jan 25
  Supply tightness in Asian marine fuel 0.5%S market is expected to remain due to a lack of blending components until the first half of February, traders said Jan. 24. The tightness, however, is likely to ease in the second half of February as at least one cargo of Skikda crude and one of sulfur cutter stocks, is going to arrive in Asia.
• Bunker industry calls for holistic approach while embracing mass flow meters
  Dec 29
  MFMs measure the flow rate in the pipe, gauging the quantity as well as the mass and density of the fuel.
• Asia residual fuels: Key market indicators for Dec 13-17
  Dec 13
  With sufficient supply in the high sulfur fuel oil market in Singapore to meet bunker demand, premiums are expected to hold steady in mid-December, according to bunker suppliers here.
• EUROPE & AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators
  Dec 6
  Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region rose 13% to 1.273 million mt in the week to Dec. 1, Insights Global data showed.
• INTERVIEW: Hydrogen is 'massive' market opportunity for BP
  Nov 26
  "In a net-zero world, we can see clean hydrogen delivering about 16% or even more of the energy mix, which is about the same as natural gas in today's energy mix. So the opportunity is absolutely massive," Vice President for Hydrogen Market Development Sally Prickett said
• SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks dip 2% on week as exports, bunker demand rise
  Nov 19
  The volume of prompt inquiries for Singapore-delivered marine fuel 0.5%S remained robust in the week, lifting bunker premiums, traders said.
• ANALYSIS: COP26 offers small wins on coal, carbon trading but misses 1.5 degree target
  Nov 17
  Matthew Boyle, manager of Global Coal and Asia Power Analytics at Platts, said the implementation of a phase down of unabated coal power and inefficient fossil fuel subsidies allows both countries to maintain their current electricity plans.
• Fujairah oil product stocks jump record 27% on week
  Nov 11
  Adding to signs of plentiful supplies, Bahrain Petroleum Co. issued a tender offering 40,000-60,000 mt of 10 ppm sulfur gasoil for loading from Sitra over Dec. 13-16, Platts previously reported.
• Singapore Fujairah delivered 380 CST HSFO spread hits over 1 1/2 year low
  Nov 5
  The premiums of Singapore-delivered 380 CST HSFO against FOB Singapore 380 CST HSFO cargo assessments averaged $10.50/mt Nov. 1-3, down from October average of $17.57/mt, Platts data showed.
• Fujairah bunker sales seen hitting 2021 high in October as buyers got used to higher crude oil costs
  Nov 1
  Premiums of Fujairah-delivered marine fuel 0.5%S over FOB Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S cargo assessments surged to $22.72/mt on Oct. 27, the highest since March 24, Platts data showed. The premium was $20.63/mt on Nov. 1, the data also showed.
• INTERVIEW: Shipping's decarbonization move set to hit HSFO demand
  Oct 26
  January-September sales of high sulfur bunker fuel, which includes 180 CST, 380 CST and 500 CST bunker fuel, at the world's largest bunkering port stood at about 9.4 million mt, up about 26% year on year.
• Rotterdam FOGO bunker spread widens on heating demand
  Oct 13
  Rotterdam FOGO bunker spread widens on heating demand
• INTERVIEW: Renewable hydrogen GO market hinges on demand growth: CertifHy
  Oct 5
  Green and low-carbon hydrogen guarantees of origin (GOs) are set to play an important role in fulfilling the EU's ambitious climate targets, but the slow start-up of renewable hydrogen production and uptake on the demand side is holding up the implementation of a European-wide certification system, Antti Kuronen, project manager of the CertifHy registry and issuing body, told S&P Global Platts.
• Asia residual fuels: Key market indicators for Sept 27-Oct 1
  Sep 27
  Inquiries for October delivered marine fuel 0.5%S requirements have already started trickling in, while demand for September requirements has dried up, industry sources said during the week ended Sept. 25.
• GASTECH 2021: Bullish prices for suppliers could temper long-term LNG demand
  Sep 21
  "I think current prices, if they continue, they will be a burden on many countries and we will not see the demand side on the long-term be ready to take such prices," UAE energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei told reporters on the sidelines of the conference.
• IEA sees global oil demand rebounding after COVID-hit Q3
  Sep 14
  With a surge in activity restrictions in a number of countries since July to curb rising COVID-19 infections, the IEA revised down its third-quarter global oil demand estimate by 200,000 b/d in its latest monthly oil markets report.
• BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Prices climb on US hurricane, tightening HSFO
  Sep 3
  **HSFO supply tightens in Middle East **HSFO availability restrictions to linger in Med **Operations start to resume at New Orleans
• Hurricane Ida roils global shipping markets: sources
  Aug 31
  Schedules for cargoes loading in LNG tankers, clean tankers and dry bulk carriers have been delayed.
• OIL FUTURES: Crude ticks lower on profit-taking; demand sentiment bullish
  Aug 26
  Analysts noted that US inventories have fallen, showing that the delta variant is having a minimal impact on oil demand.
• INTERVIEW: 2021 ushers in uneven global bunker demand recovery, decarbonization, says industry expert
  Aug 24
  **Global HSFO demand to likely wane in 2-3 years **Market-based measures warranted to expedite decarbonization
• Demand for bunker fuel in Bangladesh weakens amid high prices, bad weather
  Aug 18
  **Chittagong OPL bunker deliveries part suspended **Demand expected to rise in September
• Rotterdam Hi-5 fuel oil spread hits three-month low
  Aug 10
  **HSFO resists bearish fundamentals in crude complex **HSFO tightness in the Mediterranean pushes prices up
• China to submit climate pledges before COP26 summit: Special Envoy
  Aug 4
  **NDCs to include carbon peaking by 2030 and net zero by 2060 **China backs flexible climate goals instead of 1.5 degree hard target
• SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks fall to 22.90 mil barrels as fuel oil imports plunge
  Jul 30
  Ahead of an anticipated fall in incoming volumes of low sulfur fuel oil from the Americas into Singapore in August, cargo imports fell 72% to 106,802 mt, mostly due to a 38.80% decline in cargo from Brazil to 63,872 mt, and a 100% fall in volumes from Mexico.
• Fujairah bunker sales seen capped on shortage of barges to meet surging demand
  Jul 27
  This market has been on considerable rebound as of late, a Fujairah-based bunker supplier said.
• SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks hit 6-week high as fuel oil imports surge
  Jul 23
  Underpinning the rise in residue inventory was a 79% increase in fuel oil imports over the same period to 1.28 million mt, as imports rose from all regions except Europe. The total imports were last higher in the week ended April 14, at 1.44 million mt.
• Singapore's VLSFO-HSFO spread widens to 5-month high on firm fundamentals
  Jul 13
  "The ex-wharf market though is improving, and term discussions for August are already being offered a couple of dollars higher than July at close to $6/mt," a supplier said.
• OPEC+ hikes June output by 540,000 b/d amid higher demand for crude
  Jul 8
  **Saudi pumps at five-month high of 8.97 mil b/d **Russian output flat at 9.51 mil b/d
• FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall to six-week low on higher summer demand
  Jul 7
  Heavy distillates inventories were down 33% from this time last year, according to the FOIZ data provided exclusively to Platts. Stockpiles may continue to decline after Pakistan State Oil bought 65,000 mt of 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil, with maximum 3.5% sulfur from Vitol for delivery to Port Qasim over July 21-29 at a premium of $52.28/mt to the Mean of Platts Arab Gulf 180 CST HSFO assessments, CFR, Platts reported earlier.
• Aramco Trading Company begins bunkering operations at Yanbu Port
  Jun 29
  Aramco Trading Company, or ATC, has begun bunkering operations at Saudi Arabia Yanbu Industrial Port, the company said in a June 29 statement.
• TFG Marine to offer biofuel bunker blends in ARA
  Jun 24
  Biofuels blends are gaining increased attention as the shipping industry looks towards more stringent environmental regulations in 2030 and 2050.
• China's latest round of import quotas likely to prompt caution in H2 crude buying
  Jun 22
  China's second batch of crude import quota allocations has created uncertainty over the total volume that qualified independent refineries will be allowed to import for the full calendar year 2021, which is likely to make them cautious in their procurement activities in the coming months, according to market sources.
• Asia residual fuel market: Key market indicators this week
  Jun 21
  While the bunker demand for marine fuel 0.5%S in the Asia-Pacific market remains lukewarm overall, the lifting of 14-day mandatory quarantine for crews on vessels at Hong Kong for bunkers-only calls is expected to raise demand marginally in the port city.
• Peninsula renews credit facility amid increasing financial scrutiny of bunker sector
  Jun 15
  **Recent credit events in bunker sector **Decarbonization may present further credit challenges
• SHIPPING: Carbon tax proposals ahead of IMO meeting make owners jittery
  Jun 8
  **Maersk CEO's tax proposal fails to cut much ice **Concerns over green fuels' supply
• EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL FUEL: Key market indicators this week
  Jun 1
  Healthy gasoline and diesel margins incentivized increased VLSFO production from Mediterranean refiners.
• Sri Lanka Hambantota port to set up marine fuel testing lab
  May 26
  In a virtual ceremony, HIP signed a 10-year partnership agreement with Intertek Lanka. Intertek lab will provide assurance, testing, inspection and certification services.
• India shipping operations run into disarray as cyclone makes landfall
  May 18
  Port operations delayed by few days with crude, coal imports likely to be hit
• SINGAPORE DATA: April bunker sales rise 3.5% on year, up 1.4% from March
  May 14
  The overall rise in bunker sales was driven by a jump in high sulfur bunker fuel sales, the data showed.
• China's tepid ESPO crude demand puts Aframax rates under pressure, but USWC fixtures support
  May 12
  Presently, Aframaxes are barely earning $2,500-$4,000/day on some of the key routes in the East of Suez, sources said.
• LPG, oil operations at Indian ports normal amid COVID-19 measures
  May 4
  "There has been no berthing restrictions as of now at any LPG port due to COVID-19," one importer said.
• EMEA residual fuel: Key market indicators
  Apr 12
  Saudi Arabia has been seen pulling in fuel oil cargoes from the ARA region in April, with the Aframax Seatribute loading about 80,000 mt of fuel oil from Rotterdam on April 4 with an estimated time of arrival at Yanbu port of April 19, according to data from cFlow, Platts trade flow software.
• BUNKERWORLD: Marine fuel prices bearish despite pockets of tightness, congestion
  Apr 1
  **Fujairah to see improved 0.5%S FO supply **Tightness at Rotterdam likely to linger **Poor visibility, weather at USGC may cause delays
• East of Suez ULSD shipments to Europe set at 510,000 mt in March, Suez transit dependent: cFlow
  Mar 26
  Around 510,000 mt of East of Suez ULSD is set to arrive in Europe in March, including around 220,000 mt sent in the seven days to March 26, according to cFlow, S&P Global Platts trade flow software.
• Singapore 180 CST HSFO to firm in the near term on uptick in regional demand: traders
  Mar 10
  The country may to import around 350,000 mt of HSFO in March, up from 300,000 mt in February, as rising temperatures boosts power demand.
• Lanka Marine Services starts 0.5%S marine fuel sales at Hambantota
  Mar 1
  "Cargo imports are done by Sinopec Sri Lanka with whom LMS has entered into a strategic partnership," company officials said.
• MARINE FUEL 0.5%: Outright prices rebound on tight supply; retail bunker market demand below normal
  Feb 4
  Singapore is expected to receive about 2.5 million mt of low sulfur fuel oil from the West in February, traders said.
• Bunkerworld Index: Vaccine shortages, lower Chinese mobility weigh on crude, marine fuel
  Jan 29
  **Singapore market seen lower as Lunar New Year nears **More vessels in Mediterranean signal firming demand **Diverging US sentiment on firming upstream, limited liquidity
• OPEC+ adjourns meeting until Jan. 5 with no deal yet on February oil quotas: delegates
  Jan 5
  **Russia seeks 500,000 b/d increase, but many opposed **Saudi Prince Abdulaziz says loose pumps may sink market **Novak says vaccines have improved oil market outlook
• European VLSFO cracks hit nine-month high despite poor demand
  Dec 30
  The 0.5%S European marine fuel cracks hit nine-month highs on Dec. 29 despite weak demand through December.
• UK fuel demand set to slump over new travel curbs from COVID-19 variant
  Dec 22
  **London traffic slumps to lowest since early June **Move to slash European air travel demand **Jet fuel demand facing new 'downside risk'
• First European 0.5%S marine fuel paper indication seen in Platts MOC
  Dec 7
  The first 0.5%S marine fuel paper instrument was seen in the Platts Market on Close process Dec. 7, 11 months since the implementation of the International Maritime Organisations sulfur cap which came into play on Jan. 1, 2020.
• FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks rise 2.3% on big build in heavy distillates
  Dec 2
  **Heavy distillate inventories rise from 2-year low **Middle distillates fall from last week's record high **Light distillates fall slightly from 10-week high
• CHINA DATA: Oct fuel oil exports fall 3% on month to 1.22 mil mt
  Dec 1
  **Exports soar 164.7% on-year **Chinese refineries have significantly expanded capacity
• Singapore LSFO inter-month structure sees volatility amid low production, lacklustre demand
  Oct 30
  Most Asian refiners continue to maintain lower LSFO production rates, continuing a production plan which began towards the end of Q2.
• Singapore's residue stocks edge up 1% to 7-week high, bunker demand stable
  Oct 9
  Stocks were last higher Aug. 19 at 25.485 million barrels, historical data showed.
• Hafnia's fuel procurement, strategies lead to smooth IMO 2020 transition: executive
  Oct 7
  "For us, the decision to use LSFO has proven beneficial significantly quicker than we expected," Sorensen said.
• ARA fuel oil stocks up 16.7% on week to 1.233 mil mt: Insights Global
  Sep 11
  Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub, as measured by Insights Global, rose 16.7% to 1.233 million mt in the week to Sept. 9.
• ARA fuel oil stocks down 4% on week to 1.057 mil mt: Insights Global
  Sep 4
  Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub, as measured by Insights Global, fell 4% to 1.057 million mt in the week Sep 2.
• Rotterdam Hi-5 bunker spread hits all-time low
  Aug 24
  The premium of very low sulfur fuel oil over its high sulfur equivalent at Rotterdam port fell to a record low on Aug. 21, as the latter stays resilient to bearish fundamentals in the global oil complex.
• Fujairah bunker volumes edge up in July after hitting lowest this year
  Aug 17
  Bunker volume at the Port of Fujairah in July rose 1% on the month after hitting a seven-month low in June, according to a report seen by S&P Global Platts.
• Europe and Africa residual fuel: Key market indicators this week
  Aug 10
  The summer lull and muted demand for fuel oil compared with pre-coronavirus pandemic levels meant European market fundamentals remained little changed.
• North Asia high sulfur bunker fuel demand jumps in July as more ships install scrubbers: traders
  Jul 22
  Supply of the grade was tight in Hong Kong as scrubber-installed ships have been taking big stems.
• Singapore ex-wharf low sulfur marine fuel spread to gasoil widens on slow demand
  Jul 14
  "We have been discussing spot volumes a month in advance because we anticipated demand to be slow," a supplier said
• Singapore HSFO viscosity spread at narrowest since mid-April on 380 CST demand
  Jul 7
  Amid a surge in demand and tighter supply of 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil, the Singapore HSFO viscosity spread, measured as the difference between the 180 CST and 380 CST grades, narrowed to a near three-month low at $2.33/mt July 7, S&P Global Platts data showed.
• MARINE FUEL 0.5%S: Global VLSFO market struggles to cope with excess of supply, poor demand
  Jul 2
  In Singapore, June demand- as measured by low sulfur bunker sales- is expected to be slightly lower than May's sales.
• Rotterdam VLSFO bunkers at three month high
  Jun 22
  "Locally, [European] demand is picking up as well, and margins start to find some color," one source said.
• Taiwan Formosa likely to skip LSFO exports for Jul loading on run cut
  Jun 18
  "We will hold DSAR [desulfurized atmospheric residue] for RFCC feedstock" rather than blending it into low sulfur fuel oil," the source said.
• Singapore 180/380 CST HSFO spread widens to 3-month high on strong 180 CST demand
  Jun 11
  The strong demand for 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil for power generation has widened the spread between FOB Singapore 180 CST HSFO and 380 CST HSFO, otherwise known as the viscosity spread, to a three-month high of $15.40/mt on June 10, fuel oil traders in Singapore said.
• Tracing the liquidity crisis that roiled oil traders from Shandong to Singapore
  May 27
  Many of the smokestack refiners in the northeastern province of Shandong used questionable credit practices.
• Commodity traders feel the heat in Hin Leong aftermath
  May 11
  Companies are also scrutinizing the use of letters of indemnity in place of bills of lading.
• Fujairah light distillates imports fell to record low in March: Kpler
  May 4
  Traders were storing more gasoline and gasoil at sea in March as lockdowns curbed commuting and leisure driving, market analysts said.
• OIL FUTURES: WTI gains on producer cuts, but rest of complex slides as economic storm clouds gather
  May 1
  NYMEX WTI futures settled higher Friday as more producers announced output cuts, but the rest of the oil complex declined as weak economic data weighed on demand outlooks.