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Domestic heating oil, diesel demand diverges in Germany

  • Märkte: Oil products
  • 09.02.26

Spot sale volumes for heating oil and diesel reported to Argus continued to rise and were up by 23pc in the week ending 6 February in Germany, but demand diverged regionally as a result of weather conditions in the country.

Persistently low temperatures well below freezing in many regions were the main driver of the increase, traders said. But heating oil demand fell in the south and west of the country are temperatures are milder than in the north or east. And a forthcoming maintenance shutdown at the 87,000 b/d Neustadt section of the Bayernoil refinery is limiting supply and heating oil sales in the south.

Diesel demand also rose — by 19pc on the week — supported by the agricultural sector as fertilizer spreading started in Germany's warmer regions, market participants said. Demand from the construction sector also appears to be rising in some areas. But lower temperatures in the north and east of the country have dampened demand for the fuel.

German diesel demand had been relatively weaker since the start of the year, compared with the same period last year, while stocks were unusually high at the turn of the year.


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