FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 02/03/21

Brent crude dropped 70 cents, or 1.1%, to $62.99 a barrel by 0457 GMT, after losing 1.1% the previous day. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 71 cents, or 1.2%, to $59.93 a barrel, having lost 1.4% on Monday. The OPEC meeting that is due on the 4th March is making oil market participants …

Daily Capesize Review 1/3/21

Capesize freight rates dipped lower on thin market activities, due to trade participants’ concerns over unfavorable weathers and lengthy ballaster list. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $255 day-on-day to $11,679 on Monday, due to weak physical market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also fell further by 1.43% or 24 points to …

Fuel Oil Morning Report 01/03/21

Oil prices rebounded more than $1 on Monday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a huge stimulus package, although a drop in China’s February factory activity growth capped gains. Brent crude futures for May rose $1.07, or 1.7%, to $65.49 per barrel by 0410 GMT. The April contract expired on Friday. U.S. West Texas …

Daily Capesize Review 26/2/21

Capesize freight rates continued its downward movement, as the physical market flattened out in both basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $269 day-on-day to $11,934 on Friday, as liquidity dried up in the physical market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dipped by 1.47% or 25 points to 1,675 readings, amid …

Fuel Oil Morning Report 26/02/21

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 72 cents, or 1.1%, to $62.81 a barrel at 0516 GMT, giving up all of Thursday’s gains. Brent crude futures for April, which expires on Friday, fell 63 cents, or 0.9%, to $66.25 a barrel, following a 16-cent loss on Thursday. The more active May contract was …