The average monthly price of 380 centistoke (cSt) intermediate fuel oil (IFO) in
Singapore rose for the first time in eight months in February, according to Bunker Index price data.
The 380 cSt average at the world's leading bunker port jumped $68, or 24 percent, to $351 per tonne last month, up from $283 per tonne in January.
Significantly, last month's increase is the biggest since February 2011, when the global average increased by $72 to $606 per tonne.
February also saw Singapore's best-selling fuel grade record an $82 daily low-to-high price range of $295 to $377 per tonne, thus making it the third most volatile month since May 2012.
Please find a table below outlining average monthly Singapore 380 cSt prices between April 2008 and February 2015.
| Month | Average($/mt) | Low | High |
| Feb 15 | 351 | 295.00 | 377.00 |
| Jan 15 | 283 | 265.00 | 318.00 |
| Dec 14 | 365 | 310.00 | 443.00 |
| Nov 14 | 468 | 435.00 | 488.00 |
| Oct 14 | 498 | 459.50 | 558.00 |
| Sep 14 | 574 | 556.00 | 596.00 |
| Aug 14 | 591 | 582.00 | 602.00 |
| Jul 14 | 596 | 586.00 | 613.00 |
| Jun 14 | 607 | 590.00 | 623.00 |
| May 14 | 592 | 581.00 | 605.00 |
| Apr 14 | 587 | 577.00 | 594.00 |
| Mar 14 | 596 | 590.00 | 616.00 |
| Feb 14 | 612 | 598.50 | 630.00 |
| Jan 14 | 606 | 595.00 | 635.00 |
| Dec 13 | 606 | 598.00 | 621.00 |
| Nov 13 | 602 | 593.50 | 617.00 |
| Oct 13 | 611 | 600.00 | 625.00 |
| Sep 13 | 599 | 585.00 | 615.00 |
| Aug 13 | 600 | 588.00 | 612.00 |
| Jul 13 | 593 | 582.00 | 604.00 |
| Jun 13 | 596 | 570.00 | 615.00 |
| May 13 | 603 | 590.00 | 622.00 |
| Apr 13 | 610 | 585.00 | 639.00 |
| Mar 13 | 628 | 617.00 | 641.00 |
| Feb 13 | 646 | 626.00 | 663.00 |
| Jan 13 | 625 | 605.00 | 639.00 |
| Dec 12 | 599 | 587.00 | 610.00 |
| Nov 12 | 603 | 586.00 | 616.00 |
| Oct 12 | 637 | 613.50 | 656.00 |
| Sep 12 | 670 | 628.00 | 699.00 |
| Aug 12 | 658 | 623.00 | 685.00 |
| Jul 12 | 607 | 584.00 | 632.00 |
| Jun 12 | 583 | 560.00 | 610.00 |
| May 12 | 663 | 619.00 | 720.00 |
| Apr 12 | 715 | 705.00 | 734.00 |
| Mar 12 | 727 | 718.00 | 740.00 |
| Feb 12 | 725 | 710.00 | 739.00 |
| Jan 12 | 722 | 689.00 | 737.00 |
| Dec 11 | 661 | 625.00 | 684.00 |
| Nov 11 | 682 | 655.00 | 713.00 |
| Oct 11 | 660 | 625.00 | 690.00 |
| Sep 11 | 644 | 620.00 | 669.00 |
| Aug 11 | 645 | 623.00 | 684.00 |
| July 11 | 659 | 632.00 | 681.00 |
| June 11 | 647 | 620.00 | 677.00 |
| May 11 | 633 | 608.00 | 670.00 |
| Apr 11 | 669 | 650.00 | 685.00 |
| Mar 11 | 633 | 622.00 | 645.00 |
| Feb 11 | 606 | 562.00 | 668.00 |
| Jan 11 | 534 | 507.00 | 560.00 |
| Dec 10 | 498 | 492.00 | 506.00 |
| Nov 10 | 482 | 462.00 | 508.00 |
| Oct 10 | 462 | 451.00 | 473.00 |
| Sep 10 | 436 | 429.00 | 448.00 |
| Aug 10 | 441 | 422.00 | 465.00 |
| Jul 10 | 434 | 412.00 | 450.00 |
| Jun 10 | 435 | 418.00 | 450.00 |
| May 10 | 452 | 406.00 | 498.00 |
| Apr 10 | 480 | 458.00 | 497.00 |
| Mar 10 | 459 | 447.00 | 473.00 |
| Feb 10 | 456 | 434.00 | 473.00 |
| Jan 10 | 481 | 455.00 | 508.00 |
| Dec 09 | 463 | 438.00 | 490.00 |
| Nov 09 | 464 | 447.00 | 477.00 |
| Oct 09 | 440 | 412.00 | 465.00 |
| Sep 09 | 426 | 408.00 | 442.00 |
| Aug 09 | 437 | 418.00 | 452.00 |
| Jul 09 | 407 | 381.00 | 437.00 |
| Jun 09 | 398 | 385.50 | 422.00 |
| May 09 | 343 | 294.00 | 382.00 |
| Apr 09 | 289 | 256.00 | 308.00 |
| Mar 09 | 244 | 225.00 | 272.00 |
| Feb 09 | 257 | 235.00 | 278.00 |
| Jan 09 | 258 | 235.00 | 288.00 |
| Dec 08 | 232 | 214.00 | 260.00 |
| Nov 08 | 235 | 205.00 | 295.00 |
| Oct 08 | 406 | 268.00 | 575.00 |
| Sep 08 | 610 | 530.00 | 714.00 |
| Aug 08 | 671 | 617.00 | 728.00 |
| Jul 08 | 718 | 665.00 | 763.00 |
| Jun 08 | 629 | 573.00 | 681.00 |
| May 08 | 580 | 524.00 | 635.00 |
| Apr 08 | 523 | 491.00 | 545.00 |