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The average price of 380-centistoke (cst) fuel oil in Fujairah decreased by $4 per tonne, or 0.7 percent, during the month of December, according to Bunker Index price data.

The 380-cst average at the Middle East's leading bunker port fell to $602 per tonne this month, down from $606 per tonne in November, during a month that saw Fujairah's best-selling fuel grade record a $14 low-high price range of $595 to $609 per tonne - the lowest price range of 2012.

Fujairah's 380-cst December average is the lowest monthly average since June and the second-lowest monthly average of the year. It also represents the third monthly decline in succession and the smallest monthly decline of 2012.

Please find a table below outlining average monthly Fujairah 380-cst prices between April 2008 and December 2012.

Month	Average ($/mt)	Low	High
Dec 12	602	595.00	609.00
Nov 12	606	592.00	618.00
Oct 12	638	616.00	655.00
Sep 12	675	643.00	702.00
Aug 12	668	633.00	691.00
Jul 12	614	588.00	641.00
Jun 12	595	568.00	627.00
May 12	679	642.00	730.00
Apr 12	724	711.00	741.00
Mar 12	741	731.00	754.00
Feb 12	732	708.00	755.00
Jan 12	722	694.00	732.00
Dec 11	677	654.00	693.00
Nov 11	687	658.00	716.00
Oct 11	659	629.00	685.00
Sep 11	654	630.00	675.00
Aug 11	666	640.00	699.00
Jul 11	672	639.00	697.00
Jun 11	650	624.00	675.00
May 11	646	619.00	685.00
Apr 11	676	655.00	688.00
Mar 11	635	616.00	648.00
Feb 11	621	575.00	665.00
Jan 11	540	517.00	574.00
Dec 10	503	488.00	514.00
Nov 10	487	468.00	510.00
Oct 10	472	460.00	483.00
Sep 10	443	436.00	455.00
Aug 10	452	434.50	475.00
Jul 10	440	418.00	456.00
Jun 10	441	428.00	456.00
May 10	460	419.00	500.00
Apr 10	482	466.00	500.00
Mar 10	466	453.00	482.00
Feb 10	458	437.50	477.00
Jan 10	479	453.00	507.00
Dec 09	461	440.00	486.00
Nov 09	463	446.50	473.00
Oct 09	442	418.00	462.00
Sep 09	432	414.00	448.00
Aug 09	443	426.00	462.00
Jul 09	405	378.00	434.00
Jun 09	405	392.00	421.00
May 09	342	292.00	385.00
Apr 09	287	252.00	303.00
Mar 09	242	225.00	269.00
Feb 09	256	239.00	275.00
Jan 09	257	229.00	278.00
Dec 08	224	208.00	255.00
Nov 08	240	208.00	288.00
Oct 08	407	281.00	557.00
Sep 08	597	514.00	709.00
Aug 08	688	635.00	734.00
Jul 08	719	675.00	765.00
Jun 08	628	561.00	686.00
May 08	585	540.00	640.00
Apr 08	530	500.00	556.00