Singapore Residual Fuel Oil Inventories Rises 0.5%

By
Mfame Editor
-
761

  • Singapore residual fuel oil inventories rose 0.5% in the week ended Oct. 27.
  • It marks four consecutive weeks of stock build-up, as weekly net import volumes dropped but were near the 2021 weekly average, official data showed on Thursday.
  • Onshore fuel oil stocks rose by 109,000 barrels, or about 17,000 tonnes, to a seven-week high of 21.8 million barrels, or 3.43 million tonnes.

A recent news article published in the Reuters states that Singapore fuel oil inventories hit 7-week high as import volumes drop.

Residual fuel stocks

The residual fuel stocks were still 6% lower from year-ago levels and below the 2021 weekly average of 22.76 million barrels.

Singapore’s weekly net import volumes fell to 609,000 tonnes in the week ended Wednesday, down 47% from the five-week high of 1.15 million tonnes in the previous week. Weekly figures, however, are volatile.

Singapore fuel oil net imports

By comparison, Singapore fuel oil net imports have averaged 681,000 tonnes a week so far in 2021.

Terminal congestion at one of Singapore’s storage facilities due to a recent COVID-19 outbreak there, causing bunker barge loadings are delays, may have also contributed to the higher stocks, trade sources said.

The largest net imports were from Malta at 160,000 tonnes, followed by Belgium at 126,000 tonnes, Malaysia at 107,000 tonnes and Japan at 93,000 tonnes.

Singapore fuel oil imports from Malta were at a three-year high, while those from Japan were at their highest since April 2020.

Destinations for Singapore fuel oil were China and Bangladesh

The top net export destinations for Singapore fuel oil were China at 105,000 tonnes, followed by Bangladesh at 89,000 tonnes and Mozambique at 30,000 tonnes.

Assessments showed fuel oil flows into East Asia, most of which come to Singapore, were between 5.5 million tonnes and 6 million tonnes in October, compared with 5.1 million tonnes in September, according to Refinitiv Oil Research. ]

“Increased volumes this month are attributed to higher volumes are entering the major refining centres as fuel oil feedstocks,” Refinitiv Oil Research said.

“Arrivals to China, India and South Korea are assessed at 1.74 million tonnes, 0.76 million tonnes and 0.7 million tonnes, respectively, this month – the highest in three months for all three.”

Did you subscribe to our daily newsletter?

It’s Free! Click here to Subscribe!

Source: Reuters