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The average global bunker price decreased at a slightly higher rate than Brent crude in December 2012, according to Bunker Index price data.

The Brent settlement average fell by just $0.19 per barrel, or 0.17 percent, to $109.20 per barrel in the month of December. During the same period, the BIX global bunker average declined by $6.05 per tonne, or 0.7 percent, to $804.04 per tonne.

It is the third month in succession that the average bunker price has decreased at a higher rate than Brent crude.

Between December 2011 and December 2012, the Brent monthly average rose by $1.48 per barrel, or 1.37 percent, from $107.72 to $109.20 per barrel, whilst the BIX monthly global average declined by $14.14 per tonne, or 1.73 percent, from $818.18 to $804.04 per tonne.

Please find below tables of monthly WTI crude settlement averages and BIX global bunker averages between January 2011 and December 2012.

Month	Brent Average($/bbl)	+/-	+/-(%)
Dec 2012	109.20	-0.19	-0.17
Nov 2012	109.39	-2.08	-1.87
Oct 2012	111.47	-1.56	-1.38
Sep 2012	113.03	+0.35	+0.30
Aug 2012	112.68	+9.96	+9.70
Jul 2012	102.72	+6.79	+7.08
Jun 2012	95.93	-14.36	-13.02
May 2012	110.29	-10.20	-8.47
Apr 2012	120.49	-4.05	-3.25
Mar 2012	124.54	+5.48	+4.60
Feb 2012	119.06	+7.61	+6.83
Jan 2012	111.45	+3.73	+3.46
Dec 2011	107.72	-2.76	-2.50
Nov 2011	110.48	+1.69	+1.55
Oct 2011	108.79	-0.98	-0.89
Sep 2011	109.77	-0.16	-0.15
Aug 2011	109.93	-6.82	-5.84
Jul 2011	116.75	+3.03	+2.66
Jun 2011	113.72	-0.80	-0.70
May 2011	114.52	-8.57	-6.96
Apr 2011	123.09	+8.42	+7.34
Mar 2011	114.67	+10.64	+10.23
Feb 2011	104.03	+7.14	+7.37
Jan 2011	96.89

Month	BIX Average ($/mt)	+/- ($)	+/- (%)
Dec 2012	804.04	-6.05	-0.7
Nov 2012	810.09	-23.85	-2.9
Oct 2012	833.94	-19.14	-2.2
Sep 2012	853.08	+20.09	+2.4
Aug 2012	832.99	+47.42	+6.0
Jul 2012	785.57	+10.62	+1.4
Jun 2012	774.95	-70.59	-8.3
May 2012	845.54	-43.51	-4.9
Apr 2012	889.05	-13.09	-1.5
Mar 2012	902.14	+28.38	+3.2
Feb 2012	873.76	+24.73	+2.9
Jan 2012	849.03	+30.85	+3.8
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