Mon 3 Oct 2016, 11:27 GMT

Oil and fuel oil hedging market update


By the Oil Desk at Freight Investor Services.



By the Oil Desk at Freight Investor Services Ltd.

Brent closed up 0.38 Friday to $50.19 and WTi closed at $48.24 up 0.41. We're at the $50 handle but I still think we will swing between $45 and $50 whilst various snippets of news surfaces regarding the apparent OPEC "deal". All I know is that OPEC production is at a 20-year high, demand isn't increasing, the rig count increased by 7 last week and most countries within the OPEC block are looking to increase production. It will be an interesting week. Good day.

Economic data/events

* 9am: Markit eurozone manufacturing PMI for Sept. F, est. 52.6 (prior 52.6)

* ~12pm: ICE weekly commitments of traders report for Brent,gasoil

* 1:30pm: Bloomberg forecast of U.S. waterborne LPG exports

* 2:45pm: Markit U.S. manufacturing PMI for Sept. F, est. 51.4 (prior 51.4)

* 3pm: U.S. Aug. construction spending m/m, est. 0.3% (prior 0.0%)

* 3pm: U.S. Sept. ISM manufacturing PMI, est. 50.3 (prior49.4)

* Today: North Sea Brent, Forties, Ekofisk loading programs for Nov.

* Today: Bloomberg est. of OPEC Sept. crude production to be published today or Tuesday; will shed light on national jockeying ahead of proposed production cut

* China 'National Day' public holidays, lasting through Friday

Singapore 380 cSt

Nov16 - 265.50 / 267.50
Dec16 - 265.25 / 267.25
Jan17 - 265.00 / 267.00
Feb17 - 265.25 / 267.25
Mar17 - 265.75 / 267.75
Apr17 - 266.25 / 268.25
Q1-17 - 264.75 / 267.75
Q2-17 - 266.75 / 269.75
Q3-17 - 268.75 / 272.75
Q4-17 - 271.50 / 275.50
CAL17 - 267.75 / 271.75
CAL18 - 279.25 / 285.25
CAL19 - 292.75 / 300.75

Singapore 180 cSt

Nov16 - 271.25 / 273.25
Dec16 - 271.25 / 273.25
Jan17 - 271.00 / 273.00
Feb17 - 271.25 / 273.25
Mar17 - 272.00 / 274.00
Apr17 - 272.25 / 274.25
Q1-17 - 270.75 / 273.75
Q2-17 - 273.25 / 276.25
Q3-17 - 275.25 / 279.25
Q4-17 - 278.50 / 282.50
CAL17 - 274.50 / 278.50
CAL18 - 287.75 / 293.75
CAL19 - 301.75 / 309.75

Rotterdam 3.5%

Nov16 249.00 / 251.00
Dec16 247.50 / 249.50
Jan17 249.50 / 251.50
Feb17 250.50 / 252.50
Mar17 251.50 / 253.50
Apr17 252.50 / 254.50
Q1-17 250.00 / 253.00
Q2-17 253.00 / 256.00
Q3-17 255.25 / 259.25
Q4-17 257.50 / 261.50
CAL17 253.25 / 257.25
CAL18 264.50 / 270.50
CAL19 277.25 / 285.25



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