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The 380 centistoke (cSt) average at Europe's leading bunker port rose from its lowest level since March 2009 to record its first increase in eight months in February, according to Bunker Index price data.

The Rotterdam 380 cSt average jumped $62, or 25.4 percent, to $306 per tonne last month, up from $244 per tonne in January.

The $62 price increase is the most significant in over six and a half years - since July 2008, when the monthly average skyrocketed $83 to $679 per tonne. This was also the month when Brent crude reached an all-time peak of $147.50 on July 11 and WTI crude hit an all-time record of $147.27 on the same day.

The $77 daily low-to-high price range of $258 to $335 per tonne recorded in February means that the intra-month volatility indicator has remained above $75 in four out of the last five months, with only January falling below this level since September.

In comparison with the corresponding month in 2014, the February 2015 average is $273 lower. It is $325 below the $631 per tonne price recorded in February 2013.

Please find a table below outlining average monthly Rotterdam 380 cSt prices between April 2008 and February 2015.

Month	Average ($/mt)	Low	High
Feb 15	306	258.00	335.00
Jan 15	244	231.00	277.00
Dec 14	326	275.00	381.00
Nov 14	425	380.00	460.00
Oct 14	481	445.00	586.00
Sep 14	546	535.00	574.00
Aug 14	564	557.00	576.00
Jul 14	575	569.00	592.00
Jun 14	588	574.00	606.00
May 14	577	568.00	585.00
Apr 14	579	573.00	585.00
Mar 14	577	572.00	594.00
Feb 14	579	566.00	592.00
Jan 14	567	558.00	587.00
Dec 13	583	574.00	591.00
Nov 13	575	565.00	586.00
Oct 13	586	580.00	599.00
Sep 13	593	585.50	603.00
Aug 13	600	587.00	621.00
Jul 13	595	577.00	608.00
Jun 13	580	565.00	597.00
May 13	583	572.00	597.00
Apr 13	584	565.00	620.00
Mar 13	603	595.00	610.00
Feb 13	631	609.00	646.00
Jan 13	610	589.00	626.00
Dec 12	579	572.00	590.00
Nov 12	586	570.00	597.00
Oct 12	615	592.00	634.00
Sep 12	647	612.00	671.00
Aug 12	639	603.00	665.00
Jul 12	590	558.00	621.00
Jun 12	562	537.00	587.00
May 12	636	603.00	699.00
Apr 12	690	677.00	709.00
Mar 12	706	696.00	718.00
Feb 12	689	665.00	710.00
Jan 12	669	634.00	692.00
Dec 11	617	594.00	638.00
Nov 11	639	609.00	670.00
Oct 11	627	589.00	653.00
Sep 11	629	600.00	654.00
Aug 11	627	595.00	673.00
Jul 11	645	618.00	668.00
Jun 11	626	598.00	651.00
May 11	615	586.50	651.00
Apr 11	645	624.00	658.00
Mar 11	602	590.00	620.00
Feb 11	561	530.00	624.00
Jan 11	509	493.00	518.00
Dec 10	483	470.00	495.00
Nov 10	469	453.00	491.00
Oct 10	455	446.00	470.00
Sep 10	430	420.50	441.00
Aug 10	435	415.00	459.00
Jul 10	422	397.00	438.00
Jun 10	421	406.00	435.00
May 10	435	389.00	487.00
Apr 10	466	452.00	483.00
Mar 10	449	435.00	468.00
Feb 10	439	418.00	459.00
Jan 10	455	429.00	486.00
Dec 09	440	417.00	464.00
Nov 09	455	441.00	467.00
Oct 09	426	387.00	458.00
Sep 09	405	386.00	422.00
Aug 09	423	405.00	436.00
Jul 09	382	356.00	412.00
Jun 09	380	364.00	399.00
May 09	325	277.00	364.00
Apr 09	275	250.00	289.00
Mar 09	241	220.00	270.00
Feb 09	239	220.00	258.00
Jan 09	228	176.00	258.00
Dec 08	194	158.00	225.00
Nov 08	221	193.00	262.00
Oct 08	384	245.00	562.00
Sep 08	549	474.00	645.00
Aug 08	622	570.00	672.00
Jul 08	679	626.00	733.00
Jun 08	596	532.00	658.00
May 08	539	493.00	589.00
Apr 08	498	465.00	511.00