Wed 13 Nov 2013 06:42

Singapore Market Commentary (with evening update)



Evening Price Update

Cargoes trading ended with more dips this afternoon. Fueloil cargo fell by about USD5.00/MT while Gasoil cargo went under another about USD0.60/BBL today. All delivered prices were offered cheaper due to demand level being quite low for these few days. Crude futures are firming up gradually. Meantime, our bunker indication is revised downward for all grades.

Morning Commentary

WTI Crude for December took a sharp dip last night and shed off USD2.10/bbl. Similarly, ICE Brent future for December fell by USD0.59/bbl. This has dragged down Paper market sentiment this morning. Both Fueloil and Gasoil papers were pegged lower by about USD4.00/MT and USD0.55/bbl respectively. We shall see how Cargoes trading will react this afternoon. Meantime, our bunker indication is revised downward for all grades.


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LNG carrier Coral Energy. Klaipėda LNG terminal completes Baltic's first virtual biomethane liquefaction  

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OCI Global and Victrol MoU signing. OCI Global and Victrol partner to develop ammonia bunkering supply chain in Netherlands and Belgium  

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Container ship UNI-ASSURE Panama. Green fuel producers urge IMO to adopt Net-Zero Framework with e-fuel incentives  

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Render of Petroineos’ new bunker vessel for southern France. Petroineos orders two new bunker vessels for southern France operations  

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