{
  "id": 6126023,
  "title": "ARA fuel oil stocks climb 15% in September so far",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/ara-fuel-oil-stocks-climb-15-in-september-so-far",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ara-fuel-oil-stocks-climb-15-in-september-so-far/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The ARA's fuel oil stocks have seen a 15% increase so far in September compared to August, according to data from Insights Global. This comes after fuel oil stocks in the ARA rose by 46% from May, their lowest level in over a decade. However, inventories still remain 18% below February levels, prior to the Middle East conflict.\n\nIn September, the ARA imported about 276,000 barrels per day (b/d) of fuel oil, down from the August average of around 342,000 b/d, as per Vortexa cargo flows data. The majority of these shipments originated from Mexico (51%), Poland (23%) and Finland (13%). On the export side, the region has shipped around 184,000 b/d of fuel oil in September, up from 144,000 b/d in August, primarily heading to Canada (84%) and the UK (13%).\n\nGasoil inventories in the region have remained steady in September, unchanged from August, as per Insights Global data. These inventories are close to their lowest point in four years. The ARA has imported about 271,000 b/d of gasoil so far in September, compared to an average of around 155,000 b/d imported in August, according to Vortexa data. The Netherlands (74%) and Belgium (26%) supplied these cargoes.\n\nThe tight fuel availability in the ARA means buyers should expect a lead time of around 5-7 days for competitive offers from various suppliers.",
  "summary": "The ARA’s independently held fuel oil stocks have averaged 15% higher in September so far compared to August’s monthly average, according to Insights Global data. Changes in monthly average ARA stocks from August to September (so far): Fuel oil stocks up around 680,000 bbls to 5.30 million bbls Gasoil stocks mostly unchanged at 12.08 million ...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}