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Fri 23 Apr 2010, 13:05 GMT

Release date for fuel oil study announced


New study on the residual fuel oil markets is due to be released in May 2010.

Poten & Partners has announced that it will be releasing a new study on the residual fuel oil markets entitled "Fuel Oil Prospects 2010-2015".

Due to be released in May 2010, this is the second edition of Fuel Oil Prospects. It builds on the first edition published in October 2008.

Commenting on the upcoming release Poten said: "In 2010, weak clean product demand continues to reduce refining rates, which in turn reduces output of residual fuel oil. The March 2010 approved North America Emission Control Area raises questions about low-sulfur residual fuel availability and pricing in the Western Hemisphere. Upcoming natural gas and coal-burning utility projects in Europe, North America and Asia would dramatically reduce inland fuel oil burn in the near term. Fuel Oil Prospects provides a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental factors impacting the residual fuel markets through 2015."

Key elements of the study include:
- ECA 1.0%S marine fuel limit impacts
- North America ECA impacts
- ECAs 0.1%S marine fuel limit impacts
- Global shifts in fuel oil supply and demand balances (2006 – 2015)
- Top fuel oil spot tanker cargo routes in 2009
- Changing trade routes to rebalance 2010-2015
- Fuel oil production by region 2006 to 2015
- Residual bunker fuel consumption by region 2006 - 2015
- Fuel oil inland consumption by region 2006 - 2015
- Fuel oil net import / export position by region 2006 - 2015
- Fuel oil to crude oil and clean product price differentials 2006 - 2015
- Marine exhaust stack gas scrubbing economics

Poten & Partners is an independent energy consulting and brokerage company. The firm's project development team advises companies on strategy, objectives and implementation.

Poten specializes in commercial services related to ship brokerage and product brokerage of crude oil, petroleum products, condensates, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas.

Headquartered in New York, the firm consists of an international network of offices in Houston, London, Perth, Athens, Singapore and Guangzhou.

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