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Narrow HFO/VLSFO spread stalls scrubber installations

Global fuel demand is showing some signs of improving although the market outlook is still quite bearish as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The...

IBIA questions new claims about VLSFO and black carbon emissions

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has raised some questions about a new theory which has been circulated in the press based on an...

Bunker FFA give hopes to scrubber investors

The current differential in the cost of a tonne of Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LSFO) and High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) averages about US$60/tonne,...

Fuel demand slow recovery wakes bunker market

Fuel demand around the world is recovering as lockdowns ease, according to MABUX with the World Bunker Index showing an uptrend in June for...

Fuel markets show recovery signs amid fears of a second pandemic wave

Despite fears of a second wave of Covid-19, fuel markets rebounded last week, showing signs of improving fundamentals as global supplies continue to tighten. MABUX...

A second coronavirus wave could demolish fuel prices

A feared second wave of coronavirus infections may have arrived, according to MABUX, with cases rising in many parts of the US, while exploding...

Narrow spreads stall scrubber retrofits

Last week bunker prices continued to rise slightly. MABUX Global Bunker Index for 380 HSFO rose from US$274/tonne on 4 June up to US$287/tonne...

Index shows bunker prices steadily increasing

With crude oil prices steadily climbing in price after the April shocks the bunker fuel prices have, as expected, followed suit and have edged...

Testing group says VLSFO non-compliance declining

Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) group commercial business development manager Steve Bee has said that the number of fuels that are non-compliant with the sulphur...

Sinopec sees increased bunker sales in China

Domestic very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) production has seen growth in China leading to increased bunker sales by the leading supplier Sinopec at...

Lytton refinery shutdowns due to poor fuels demand

Caltex Australia has shutdown the Lytton refinery in Brisbane, according to Ship&Bunker. The Australian refinery will remain closed until market conditions improve. Caltex had...

Oil price recovery sees accretion in bunker price

As recoveries go the oil price rises over the last week have almost gone unnoticed in the turmoil of the Coronavirus crisis. Last year the...

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