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Bunker prices in Singapore, the world's leading port for the sale of marine fuels, ended the week substantially lower than on Monday following significant drops on Wednesday and Thursday.

The price of 380-centistoke (cst) - the port's largest-selling product - was pegged at $677 per tonne today according to Bunker Index price data, $11 higher than yesterday and $41 lower than at the start of the week when the product was being traded at $718 per tonne.

In the space of only nine working days, the price of 380-cst has now fallen by $83 since July 15th, when Singapore reached a record price of $760 per tonne.

Singapore's third best selling product, 180-cst, ended the week at $699 per tonne, $44 lower than at the start of business on Monday and $8 higher than yesterday's price of $691 per tonne. The product recorded significant decreases in price during the week, dropping by $32 and $20 on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

Meanwhile, the price of marine gasoil (MGO) on Friday was pegged at $1168 per tonne today, up $1 on yesterday's price and $76 less than at the beginning of the week. In the space of seven days, the price of MGO has now dropped by 5 percent compared to last Friday when suppliers were quoting $1230 per tonne according to Bunker Index price data.

At the beginning of the week a number of suppliers said that buying interest had been relatively quiet, with demand picking up later in the week as bunker prices began to drop as a consequence of the bearish outlook in the crude oil markets.

Availability of 180-cst continued to be tight in Singapore this week with a number of market sources stating that they were not able to offer a quote to customers for this product.

Meanwhile, on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), WTI crude oil for delivery in September was being traded at $125.96 per barrel at 09:17 GMT, $0.47 higher than Thursday's settlement price. London Brent Crude on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was priced at $126.9 per barrel, up $0.46 on the close of business yesterday.