Wed 4 Jan 2012 10:35

WTI vs BIX - Dec 2011


WTI crude vs BIX global bunker price comparison.



Please find below a table of monthly WTI crude settlement averages between January and December 2011.

The table shows that the WTI settlement average rose by $1.42 per barrel, or 1.46 percent, in the month of December.

During the same period, the BIX global bunker average decreased by $16.64 per tonne, or 2.0 percent, to $818.18 per tonne. A table has also been provided below for comparison purposes.

Month WTI Average($/bbl) +/- +/-(%)
Dec 2011 98.58 +1.42 +1.46
Nov 2011 97.16 +10.73 +12.41
Oct 2011 86.43 +0.82 +0.96
Sep 2011 85.61 -0.75 -0.87
Aug 2011 86.36 -10.99 -11.29
Jul 2011 97.35 +1.01 +1.05
Jun 2011 96.34 -5.02 -4.95
May 2011 101.36 -8.69 -7.90
Apr 2011 110.05 +7.06 +6.86
Mar 2011 102.98 +12.96 +14.39
Feb 2011 90.03 +0.45 +0.50
Jan 2011 89.58


Month BIX Average ($/mt) +/- ($) +/- (%)
Dec 2011 818.18 -16.64 -2.0
Nov 2011 834.82 +20.21 +2.5
Oct 2011 814.61 -5.29 -0.6
Sep 2011 819.90 +0.52 +0.06
Aug 2011 819.38 -15.42 -1.8
Jul 2011 834.80 +11.61 +1.4
Jun 2011 823.19 +1.11 +0.1
May 2011 822.08 -24.57 -2.9
Apr 2011 846.65 +46.40 +5.8
Mar 2011 800.25 +71.17 +9.8
Feb 2011 729.08 +62.34 +9.3
Jan 2011 666.74 +29.67 +4.7

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