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US asphalt market pauses to digest crude spike
US asphalt market pauses to digest crude spike
Houston, 6 March (Argus) — Surging crude prices from the US-Israel war against Iran froze the US asphalt market this week, as buyers shifted to the sidelines while some refiners considered pursuing alternatives or limiting production in the coming weeks. The war entered its sixth day on 5 March, and front-month Brent crude surged past $80/bl for the first time since January 2025. Brent crude has risen by nearly 18pc since late February. Asphalt prices, meanwhile, have remained stubbornly low as seasonal demand has yet to kick off and most buyers' tanks remain full. As of 5 March, fob US Gulf asphalt was valued around 64pc of the cost of Brent crude while fob New Jersey was at 67pc. Over the past five years, Gulf asphalt prices have averaged about 90pc the cost of Brent crude in the first week of March. Refiners in some regions have started to reduce asphalt production until prices rise to match crude input costs, as well as record-high increases in freight rates and bunkers . In the US midcontinent, some suppliers have chosen to not make any mid-month rail adjustments but have noted additional volumes would not be available at levels previously negotiated for March. Alternative options to asphalt are also significantly more appealing for refiners. Coker yields have climbed, and the Argus -calculated coker yield was a $98/st premium to asphalt late last week. Blending asphalt into fuel oil is also more attractive to refiners. When Brent crude surpassed $80/bl on 3 March, Gulf asphalt's value as a fuel oil blendstock surged into the $300s/bl. Asphalt retail markets are also not immune, with several retailers heard sending out letters or calling customers to warn of volatility and possible steep price increases in the coming weeks. Low US asphalt prices relative to other regions also spurred a flurry of interest from traders trying to work possible arbitrages early in the week. US Gulf asphalt was valued $43/st below Mediterranean supply last Friday, and Mediterranean prices are expected to rise sharply following a steep jump in high-sulphur fuel oil values . An arbitrage to Asia from the Americas could also open in April as major suppliers in south China reduce exports because of expected disruptions to feedstock supplies. Singapore's asphalt export prices have also surged , and market participants in the region are bracing for output cuts in April. Traders have noted difficulty finding asphalt in this hemisphere, however, as US-based refiners have little appetite to produce additional barrels and target prices closer to the $400s/st fob. By Sarah Tucker Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
S Korea considers SPR release, oil product export ban
S Korea considers SPR release, oil product export ban
Singapore, 6 March (Argus) — South Korea's government is in talks with the country's refiners about measures to manage the fallout from the Iran conflict, including tapping the country's strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) and possibly imposing a ban on oil product exports, sources told Argus today. Refinery officials met with the government yesterday to discuss a possible SPR release in order to safeguard domestic supplies, company officials said. Any decision allowing refiners to borrow from the SPR would most likely be linked to restrictions on refined product exports, they added. The timeline of any measures is unclear, although restrictions on exports and other energy saving measures are likely to be imposed ahead of an SPR release, one oil company official said. The government is seeking feedback from refiners on the potential refining losses that could arise if export restrictions are imposed, the sources added. Refiners in South Korea, one of Asia-Pacific's largest exporters, are reluctant to offer oil product cargoes for spot loading in April because of concerns over the reliability of incoming crude shipments, market participants said. Refiners have not yet decided on whether to cut runs, unlike others in the region, as they continue to monitor developments in the Middle East. Most had already planned for lower run rates during March-April because of scheduled maintenance work. South Korea's clean product exports averaged around 1.4mn b/d in 2025, according to data from Kpler. State-owned oil firm KNOC operates nine stockpiling bases under the government's strategic reserve programme with capacity of 146mn bl of oil. It held around 100mn bl, excluding international joint stockpiling reserves, as of November 2025, according to company data. China, another major oil product exporter in Asia-Pacific, has already moved to tighten domestic supply controls. Authorities there have urged refiners and oil companies to suspend exports of clean petroleum products to ensure adequate domestic availability, according to market sources By Asill Bardh, Lu Yawen, Azlin Ahmad and Kevin Foster Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Mideast freight rate surge hits African bitumen buyers
Mideast freight rate surge hits African bitumen buyers
London, 6 March (Argus) — Leading international shipping lines have imposed huge surcharges for container freight rates from the Mideast Gulf in response to the escalating Iran war, pushing up delivered bitumen prices because heated bitutainers, drums and bagged product are moved in containers. The gains are largely notional, as suppliers and importers note negligible flows from Mideast Gulf ports and terminals, including on bitumen tankers, but are especially worrying for east African importers who are reliant on Mideast Gulf drummed supplies and some bulk tanker shipments. European suppliers said they too had been hit by hefty freight rate rises for their deliveries from west European ports to destinations like west Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. Geneva-based MSC and UAE-headquartered DP World said this week they were imposing War Risk Surcharges with effect from 4 and 3 March respectively, of $2,000/20ft container, $3,000/30ft container and $4,000/40ft container. These apply to "all cargoes exported from UAE trans-shipments hubs in Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi to west Africa, east Africa, south Africa, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean islands." MSC said the situation in the Middle East is "affecting maritime traffic in the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb and causing disruption throughout our network." Suppliers of drummed bitumen, which typically moves in 20ft containers, from Jebel Ali to east African destinations, said the surcharges would nearly double shipping costs for Iranian drummed product repackaged in the UAE. Rates for such indirect flows had been $2,300-2,450/20ft container before the 28 February start of US and Israeli military action against Iran. The rise will push up drummed freight rates to east Africa to $215-222.5/t. Some suppliers said they expect a slow resumption of Jebel Ali loaded exports in the coming days, barring any further war escalation. Regional bitumen suppliers said no change has yet been indicated by Iranian state-owned IRISL for direct shipments of drummed or bagged bitumen from Bandar Abbas, the country's key bitumen export point. As of late February, IRISL direct shipping rates to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam were in the $1,100-1,400/20ft container range ($55-70/t). Argus drummed freight assessments, calculated based on direct and indirect flows, were $90-100/t and $95-110/t respectively in the week ended 27 February. Shipping lines' war risk surcharges for Mideast Gulf container movements to Indian destinations via Hormuz are $1,000-2,500/20ft container ($50-125/t). A supplier of European bitutainers to west African and Indian Ocean islands destinations said rates on those routes had more than doubled since the war began to around €4,000/container, from €1,800/container until late February. By Keyvan Hedvat Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
UAE's Fujairah storage terminals resume operations
UAE's Fujairah storage terminals resume operations
Dubai, 6 March (Argus) — Oil product terminals in the UAE's Fujairah port have resumed operations, following a halt caused by drone attacks, trade sources told Argus . Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal, Vopak and VTTI terminals' main berths are ready to perform cargo loading operations, according to an advisory released by shipping services provider Kanoo Shipping. Vessel tracking platforms show very little activity or vessel presence around the port or in the anchorage area, which a bunker trader said was because "captains switch off their AIS signals for safety reasons." Limited bunker deliveries have been continuing, with supplies offered from marine fuel products loaded on barges before the security situation worsened. At least one supplier loaded new supplies from a terminal late on Thursday, 5 March, traders said. The attacks happened on Tuesday, 3 March , and at least two suppliers declared force majeure on 4 March. It is unclear if they will review the situation. "Those with commitments to supply high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) will face challenges because the flow of Iranian and Iraqi HSFO is obviously cut," a supplier said. For Fujairah, the world's fourth largest bunkering center, Iraq and Iran have been the primary source of HSFO — imports from these countries were 210,000t and 432,000t, respectively, in February, data from analytics firm Vortexa show. By Elshan Aliyev Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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