Mon 5 Jul 2010, 14:01 GMT

Rotterdam 380-cst average down 3.2% in June


Average 380-centistoke price declines by $14 per tonne at Europe's leading bunker port.



The average price of 380-centistoke (cst) fuel oil in Rotterdam decreased by $14 per tonne, or 3.2 percent, during the month of June, according to Bunker Index price data.

The 380-cst average at Europe's leading bunker port decreased to $421 per tonne last month, down from $435 per tonne in May.

The decrease is lower than the $17 per tonne, or 3.8 percent, decline recorded in Singapore for 380-cst during the same period.

Please find a table below outlining average monthly Rotterdam 380-cst prices between January 2009 and June 2010.

Month Average ($/mt) Low High
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


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