Category archives: Fuel Oil

Oil Through the Looking Glass 13/8/20

*US Demand Rebounds The EIA reported yesterday that US crude, gasoline and distillate stock levels all dropped last week even with an increase in refinery production. This shows us that American demand for crude and oil products is finally looking like it is bouncing back. Refinery utilisation was up 1.4% to 81% of total capacity, …

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Capesize rates getting support from port congestion

Capesize rates firmed on better market sentiments with freight rates getting some support from the port congestion situation in China. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average inched up by $135 day-on-day to $19,339 on Wednesday, with a late rally in Sep and Q4 contracts that added to bullish market tone. Thus, the Baltic Dry …

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Morning Oil Report 13/8/20

Morning all. Brent futures were down 8 cents at $45.35/b at 7:26 GMT, while WTI futures were down by 4 cents at $42.62.   US Energy Information Administration data released on August 12 showed that US commercial crude inventories fell 4.51 million barrels to 513.08 million barrels for the week ended August 7 and narrowed …

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Capesize rates move slowly amid thin market activities

Capesize rates continued to move at downtrend manner amid the short trading week with muted physical activities. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $493 day-on-day to $19,204 on Tuesday, despite some showing some strength at late afternoon session. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) still reflected some strength in the dry bulk market …

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Morning Oil Report 12/8/20

Good morning all. Brent futures was up 9 cents/b, or 0.20%, at $44.59/b at 2:15 am GMT, while NYMEX WTI crude contract was up by 4 cents/b, or 0.10%, at $41.65/b. American Petroleum Institute data published on Tuesday showed a fall of 4.4 million barrels in US crude inventories, more than analysts’ expectations of a …

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Oil Through the Looking Glass 11/8/20

*Asian Refiners Grappling with Difficult Outlook A massive reduction in product demand, especially jet fuel, coupled with the increasing supply of crude into the market from OPEC is creating a challenging market environment for Asian refiners. Margins for Asia based refiners have been harder hit than other regions as closed arbs, and increased exports from …

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Slow start to Capesize in view of holidays

Capesize rates slipped on the short week, with public holidays in Singapore and Greece that affected shipping activities. The Capesize 5 time charter average thus dipped by $215 day-on-day to $19,697 on Monday, in view of lacklustre physical market. Despite the weakness of Capesize, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) gained slightly by 0.33% day-on-day to …

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