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Fujairah HSFO bunker premiums average higher in July

  • Mercados: Oil products
  • 12/08/25

Bunker premiums for high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) in Fujairah, UAE, averaged higher on the month in July, while very-low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) differentials edged lower.

Argus-assessed HSFO bunker premiums averaged just $1/t in June but rose to $15.50/t to the Mideast Gulf 380cst HSFO price, a basis used by bunker market participants in Fujairah, the world's third largest bunkering port, in July.

Data from oil analytics firm Vortexa show imports of HSFO to Fujairah fell to slightly to 763,000t (158,000 b/d) in July from 784,000t in June. Shipments from Iran, the top source, rebounded to 261,000t last month from 166,000t in June.

Tight availability during the peak summer demand season from regional utilities made less HSFO available for bunker sellers. Prompt supplies were especially scarce, with sellers often needing lead times of 10-13 days.

Downstream VLSFO bunker demand remained subdued, with the VLSFO premium, assessed by Argus against the Singapore cargo price for 0.5pc sulphur marine fuel, averaged $2.88/t in July from $3.25/t in the previous month.

"Premiums are low because of the high volatility," a trader said. "Suppliers can undercut the retail market if they secure VLSFO supplies when prices were down."

Fujairah received 130,000t of VLSFO in July, from 380,000t in June, global trade analytics firm Kpler data show. Kuwait supplied 46,000t from its 615,000 b/d al-Zour refinery, while the rest arrived from west of Suez ports.

The local bunker market receives output from trading firm Vitol's 100,000 b/d Fujairah refinery, which recently introduced a FuelEU-compliant co-processed VLSFO.


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