17 Apr 2025
Crude oil futures were higher Thursday, extending gains on hopes of a thaw in the US/China trade standoff, while tightening Iran sanctions...
Sample of Quantum price assessments:
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTI Midland cash diff $/b | 1.20
0.00 | 1.15
+0.05 | 1.15
+0.05 |
| ESPO $/b | 75.20
-0.19 | ||
| WTS Midland $/b | 72.56
+0.37 | 72.33
+0.47 | 72.01
+0.48 |
| Asia 5-3-2 crack (Brent) $/b | 11.77
+0.17 | ||
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Mar |
| MTBE FOB Barge ARA Factor | 1.260
0.000 | ||
| US Gulf Conventional Premium $/gal | 2.0470
+0.0210 | ||
| Naphtha FOB Med $/mt | 628.50
-3.50 | 622.25
+2.00 | 622.25
+2.00 |
| New York Harbor CBOB Regular $/gal | 2.0420
-0.0040 | -
| -
|
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Mar |
| Jet fuel FOB NWE $/mt | 756.00
+10.50 | ||
| NYMEX ULSD $/gal | 2.502
+0.046 |
||
| Gasoil 50ppm FOB Barge ARA $/mt | 738.75
+10.75 | ||
| Jet Kerosene FOB Singapore $/b | 93.37
+0.03 | 93.10
+0.15 | 92.10
+0.15 |
| Thursday, 20 Feb 2025 | Spot | Balmo | Mar |
| Marine fuel oil (0.5% sulfur) east-west physical spread $/mt | -5.96
-5.59 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) FOB Middle East $/mt | 542.00
-1.25 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur) CIF NWE $/mt | 529.25
+6.75 | ||
| Marine Fuel (0.5% sulfur bunker) delivered Singapore $/mt | 563.25
-1.25 |
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Spotlight
18 Apr 2025
The United States launched a major airstrike on Yemen's Ras Issa oil terminal on 17 April, targeting key energy infrastructure...
18 Apr 2025
Colombia's Bicentenario crude pipeline was shut down on 17 April following an explosive attack in the northeastern department of Arauca...
17 Apr 2025
Kazakhstan overshot its OPEC+ crude quota by 400,000 bpd in March, with official data published Thursday putting production at 7.76 million mt...
Commentaries
17 Apr 2025
Middle East crude prices rounded off a positive week Thursday posting a two-week high, with firmer crude prices eating into product cracks...
17 Apr 2025
Benchmark crude oil futures extended gains on Thursday on the prospect of easing trade tensions between the United States and China, while...
Product cracks
Asia price assessments Thursday, 20 Feb 2025
Naphtha CIF Japan Mar $/b
-0.90
+0.19
Gasoline 92 RON FOB Singapore Mar $/b
9.86
-0.24
Gasoil (10ppm) FOB Singapore Mar $/b
17.06
+0.51
HSFO 380 CST (3.5% sulfur) FOB Singapore Mar $/b
0.31
+0.91
Europe price assessments Thursday, 20 Feb 2025
Naphtha CIF NWE Spot $/b
-1.67
-0.12
Gasoline premium unleaded FOB AR Spot $/b
10.04
-0.32
Jet fuel FOB NWE Spot $/b
19.28
+1.01
ULSD Cargo CIF NWE Spot $/b
25.46
+1.76
Propane CIF NWE Spot $/b
-32.13
-0.20
Americas price assessments Thursday, 20 Feb 2025
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