30min ago
Crude oil futures opened the week lower following the extended holiday weekend as tariff concerns continued to dominate sentiment...
Sample of Quantum price assessments:
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTI Midland cash diff $/b | 1.20
0.00 | 1.15
+0.05 | 1.15
+0.05 |
| ESPO $/b | 75.20
-0.19 | ||
| WTS Midland $/b | 72.56
+0.37 | 72.33
+0.47 | 72.01
+0.48 |
| Asia 5-3-2 crack (Brent) $/b | 11.77
+0.17 | ||
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Mar |
| MTBE FOB Barge ARA Factor | 1.260
0.000 | ||
| US Gulf Conventional Premium $/gal | 2.0470
+0.0210 | ||
| Naphtha FOB Med $/mt | 628.50
-3.50 | 622.25
+2.00 | 622.25
+2.00 |
| New York Harbor CBOB Regular $/gal | 2.0420
-0.0040 | -
| -
|
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Mar |
| Jet fuel FOB NWE $/mt | 756.00
+10.50 | ||
| NYMEX ULSD $/gal | 2.502
+0.046 |
||
| Gasoil 50ppm FOB Barge ARA $/mt | 738.75
+10.75 | ||
| Jet Kerosene FOB Singapore $/b | 93.37
+0.03 | 93.10
+0.15 | 92.10
+0.15 |
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Mar |
| Marine fuel oil (0.5% sulfur) east-west physical spread $/mt | -5.96
-5.59 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) FOB Middle East $/mt | 542.00
-1.25 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) CIF NWE $/mt | 529.25
+6.75 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur bunker) delivered Singapore $/mt | 563.25
-1.25 |
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Spotlight
2h ago
OPEC+ needs to clear a backlog of almost 140 million barrels via its "compensation mechanism" if is to clear the overproduction since...
7h ago
US crude futures managed by speculative investors tilted to the bullish side last week as geopolitical uncertainties surrounding Iranian supplies outweighed...
5h ago
China's gasoline and diesel production fell sharply in March from a year earlier, as rising adoption of electric and LNG-powered vehicles...
Commentaries
1h ago
Middle East crude prices opened the week higher, while the front month gasoil EFS reached the widest in a fortnight...
17 Apr 2025
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Product cracks
Asia price assessments Thursday, 20 Feb 2025
Naphtha CIF Japan Mar $/b
-0.90
+0.19
Gasoline 92 RON FOB Singapore Mar $/b
9.86
-0.24
Gasoil (10ppm) FOB Singapore Mar $/b
17.06
+0.51
HSFO 380 CST (3.5% sulfur) FOB Singapore Mar $/b
0.31
+0.91
Europe price assessments Thursday, 20 Feb 2025
Naphtha CIF NWE Spot $/b
-1.67
-0.12
Gasoline premium unleaded FOB AR Spot $/b
10.04
-0.32
Jet fuel FOB NWE Spot $/b
19.28
+1.01
ULSD Cargo CIF NWE Spot $/b
25.46
+1.76
Propane CIF NWE Spot $/b
-32.13
-0.20
Americas price assessments Thursday, 20 Feb 2025
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