Asia Fuel Oil-VSFLO refining crack logs uptrend in February

Refining margins for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) posted an increase from early to end February, data showed on Thursday. The front-month 0.5% VLSFO/Dubai crack closed at a premium of about $14.80 a barrel at the Asia close on Feb. 29, climbing more than 20% from...
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Barge fuel exports help Russia negotiate tanker shortage

Russia exported more than 700,000 metric tons of oil products from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in 2023 using small river barges because of a lack of bigger tankers owing to EU sanctions and price cap limitations, market sources said and LSEG data showed. Some...
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Baltic Index Climbs To 10-Week High On Rising Vessel Rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended gains on Thursday to hit an over two month peak, supported by rising rates across all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, was up 70...
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