13h ago
Crude oil futures eased slightly Wednesday as benchmarks settled into a holding pattern, drawing limited support...
Sample of Quantum price assessments:
| Thursday, 17 Jul 2025 | Sep | Oct | Nov |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTS Midland cash diff $/b | 0.05
-0.15 | -0.05
-0.15 | 0.00
-0.15 |
| US sweet-sour spread $/b | |||
| Brent/Dubai cash spread $/b | -1.21
+0.12 | -0.31
+0.02 | 0.03
+0.04 |
| Sokol $/b | 65.71
-0.29 | ||
| Thursday, 17 Jul 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Aug |
| Chicago Conventional Premium $/gal | 2.5300
+0.0150 | ||
| RBOB Futures $/gal | 2.170
+0.025 |
||
| Propane Algeria Contract Price (monthly) $/mt | 445.00
0.00 | ||
| Gasoline 95 RON FOB Middle East $/b | 74.07
-0.11 | ||
| Thursday, 17 Jul 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Aug |
| Jet fuel FOB Med $/mt | 732.50
+27.50 | 727.75
+23.75 | 713.75
+18.00 |
| Gasoil 50ppm FOB Barge ARA $/mt | 706.75
+20.50 | ||
| Diesel EFS $/mt | -36.87
+1.56 |
||
| ULSD FOB Barge ARA $/mt | 733.00
+25.00 | 729.00
+19.00 | 706.00
+17.75 |
| Thursday, 17 Jul 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Aug |
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) CIF Med $/mt | 487.75
+2.75 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) FOB Barge ARA $/mt | 482.75
+2.75 | 479.50
+3.25 | 465.75
+3.25 |
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) FOB Singapore $/mt | 495.99
-3.77 | 495.50
-3.50 | 491.25
-3.50 |
| LSFO FOB Med $/mt | 439.75
-0.25 |
Headlines
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18h ago
Spotlight
18h ago
US crude inventories fell to a 12-week low after shipments abroad rebounded sharply to reach the highest ...
17 Sep 2025
The European Union will propose speeding up the phase-out of Russian fossil imports, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said...
17 Sep 2025
The Chinese government has issued the third batch of oil product export quotas for 2025, as local refiners are planning to cut exports in...
Commentaries
23h ago
Middle East crude prices edged up although markets generally lacked firm direction, while gasoil cracks hit their highest level...
13h ago
Crude oil benchmarks remained locked in a narrow corridor on Wednesday as uncertainty continued to cloud the forward landscape, while...
Product cracks
Asia price assessments Thursday, 17 Jul 2025
Naphtha CIF Japan Aug $/b
-2.85
-0.24
Gasoline 92 RON FOB Singapore Aug $/b
9.00
+0.12
Gasoil (10ppm) FOB Singapore Aug $/b
21.05
+0.62
HSFO 380 CST (3.5% sulfur) FOB Singapore Aug $/b
-3.90
-0.13
Europe price assessments Thursday, 17 Jul 2025
Naphtha CIF NWE Spot $/b
-6.27
-0.63
Gasoline premium unleaded FOB AR Spot $/b
16.59
+0.35
Jet fuel FOB NWE Spot $/b
26.41
+2.38
ULSD Cargo CIF NWE Spot $/b
32.48
+1.58
Propane CIF NWE Spot $/b
-32.25
-0.86
Americas price assessments Thursday, 17 Jul 2025
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Singapore's onshore oil inventories slipped 1 million barrels, or 2%, to 49.5 million barrels in the week, led by a decline in fuel oil...
4h ago
China's diesel production in August rose to the highest level since the start of the year as regional supply tightness supported cracks in Asia...
17h ago
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18h ago
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