ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Market Update 4/11/21

Bunker prices have mostly been rangebound in the Americas in the past day, while Houston has seen notable price gains against other ports.   Changes on the day to 09.30 CST (14.30 GMT) today: VLSFO prices up in Houston ($4/mt), steady in Balboa, and down in New York ($2/mt), Los Angeles and Zona Comun ($1/mt) …

ENGINE: East of Suez Bunker Fuel Market Update 4/11/21

East of Suez bunker prices are down for a second day today, tracking lower Brent values ahead of today’s OPEC+ meeting.   Changes on the day to 16.00 SGT (08.00 GMT) today: VLSFO prices down in Zhoushan ($11/mt) and Singapore ($4/mt), and steady in Fujairah LSMGO prices down in Zhoushan ($9/mt), Fujairah ($3/mt) and Singapore …

ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Market Update 4/11/21

European and African bunker prices have mostly dropped with crude after a big stock build in the US, and several Mediterranean ports are experiencing supply issues.   Changes on the day to 08.00 GMT today: VLSFO prices down in Rotterdam ($7/mt), Gibraltar ($3/mt) and Durban ($2/mt) LSMGO prices down in Rotterdam and Durban ($9/mt) and …

Oil Morning Report 4/11/21

NYMEX December WTI settled $3.05 lower at $80.86/b and ICE January Brent declined $2.73 to $81.99/b.   EIA week ending 10/29 Crude oil: +3.3M Gasoline: -1.5M Distillates: +2.2M Refiner utilz: 86.3% Impld mogas demand: 9.50Mbpd   The crude build was largely in line with recent market expectations. American Petroleum Institute data released late Nov. 2 …

ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Market Update 3/11/21

Americas bunker prices have been pushed down by declining Brent values after US crude stocks grew by more than expected.   Changes on the day to 09.30 CST (14.30 GMT) today: VLSFO prices down in Balboa ($12/mt), Los Angeles and Zona Comun ($10/mt), New York ($4/mt) and Houston ($2/mt) LSMGO prices down in New York …

Castaway Podcast Ep. 78

Freight and ferrous have fallen off a cliff this week, so we invited Holly Birkett from Tradewinds to discuss what’s been going on in the commodity markets this past week.   Click Below to Listen:   Website – https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-78/   Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fAzj6r9iPxU7Uy7ObSPm6?si=542m_BNOQm2Me-8QDAaPDA   iTunes – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-78/id1507094242?i=1000540622606

ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Market Update 3/11/21

Bunker prices are sharply down with Brent, and a string of Mediterranean ports could see more weather disruptions over the next two days.   Changes on the day to 08.00 GMT today: VLSFO prices down in Rotterdam ($15/mt), Gibraltar ($12/mt) and Durban ($10/mt) LSMGO prices down in Durban ($15/mt), Rotterdam and Gibraltar ($13/mt) HSFO prices …

ENGINE: East of Suez Bunker Fuel Market Update 3/11/21

East of Suez bunker prices have fallen on the day with Brent values, after API figures showed a bigger-than-expected build in US crude inventories.   Changes on the day to 16.00 SGT (08.00 GMT) today: VLSFO prices down in Fujairah ($12/mt), Singapore ($10/mt) and Zhoushan ($6/mt) LSMGO prices down in Fujairah ($16/mt), Zhoushan ($14/mt) and …

Oil Morning Report 3/11/21

At 10:20 am Singapore time (0220 GMT), the ICE January Brent futures contract was down $1.33/b (1.56%) from the previous close at $83.39/b, while the NYMEX December light sweet crude contract fell $1.54/b (1.84%) at $82.37/b.   If confirmed by data from the US Energy Information Administration out later Nov. 3, crude oil inventories would …