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Fuel Switch Snapshot: Pooling value slump lifts biofuel prices against conventionals

Singapore’s LNG burnt in Otto medium speed (Otto MS) engines has flipped from an $88/mt discount to LSMGO to a $42/mt premium, as the port’s LNG prices have gained while LSMGO has fallen $27/mt. LNG burnt in diesel slow speed (diesel SS) engines has not flipped, and its discount to LSMGO has narrowed by $134/mt ...

Fuel prices in the port of Rotterdam have shifted, with LNG prices gaining while blends and conventional fuels have fallen. Singapore's LNG prices have risen, while the price of blends has fallen. B100 prices have gone from a $39 discount to a $3 premium. Bunker availability in Singapore has been tight despite low demand.

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