Asia Distillates-Gasoil window activity picks up; jet fuel still in hot demand
SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) -Asia's middle distillates markets remained upbeat on Friday, given a myriad of discussions and trading activity even for prompt-loading cargoes, as traders were still expecting tight supply-demand fundamentals to prevail in the near term.
More refiners offered spot November cargoes, with deals closing at slight premiums, as evidenced from buyers still covering their near-term requirements.
There are firm expectations of more swing supplies from the Middle East and India bound for southeast Asia instead of the west, given the recent buying strength for both gasoil and jet fuel.
It remains unclear how long this can last, though some refinery maintenances are likely to finish by mid-next month, one trade source said.
The east-west arbitrage for jet fuel between Asia and the U.S. west coast also proved supportive for this market. At least one long-range vessel were under negotiations to ship jet fuel on this route in early November.
A lack of China-origin export volumes, with quotas mostly allocated to the gasoline front, further forced some buyers out in the market - which buoyed spot discussion levels. This was particularly prevalent for jet fuel, with traders saying there is a lack of aviation bunkering supply until November.
Refining margins GO10SGCKMc1 fell from the previous session to $13.70 a barrel, but they were higher by around $1 a barrel week-on-week.
On window, a slew of deals resurfaced for 10ppm sulphur gasoil cargoes for early November delivery - with Vitol being the sole buyer. The western trading firm has bought 750,000 barrels of cargoes for Nov. 6-13 loading this week, with overall early November volumes totaling 1.2 million barrels.
Spot cash premiums GO10-SIN-DIF were little changed from the previous trading session at 57 cents a barrel, though they were still up about 8 cents week-on-week.
Regrade JETREG10SGMc1 continued its upward trajectory to closed at $1.05 a barrel, reflecting the improvement in market fundamentals in comparison with gasoil. The spread gained by tenfold from a week earlier.
SINGAPORE CASH DEALS O/AS
- Two gasoil deals, no jet fuel deals.
INVENTORIES
- Gasoil stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, were up 1% on stronger imports from the Middle East and Turkey, though imports are expected to slow down. ARA/
REFINERY NEWS REF/OUT
- U.S. crude oil refiner Valero Energy Corp said on Thursday it is considering a range of options that could include selling its two California refineries due to growing regulatory pressure in the state.
NEWS
- Russia's crude oil exports from its three main western ports will drop by 13% in November from the previous month to 1.95 million barrels per day (or some 8 million metric tons) as refinery maintenance season is over, two trade sources said on Thursday.
- India's Reliance Industries RELI.NS, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, is restructuring its trading operations, including moving most of its Dubai crude oil trading team back to Mumbai, two sources familiar with the plan said.
- Oil prices nudged higher on Friday and are on track for a weekly gain of more than 1%, as tensions in the world's top oil-producing region, the Middle East, and a restart in Gaza ceasefire talks in the coming days kept traders on edge. O/R
- Indian refiner Hindustan Petroleum HPCL.NS reported an eight-fold drop in second-quarter profit on Friday, hurt by lower marketing margins.
PRICES
MIDDLE DISTILLATES | ||||
CASH ($/BBL) | ASIA CLOSE | Change | Prev Close | RIC |
Spot Gas Oil 0.5% | 80.41 | -1.86 | 82.27 | GO-SIN |
GO 0.5 Diff | -5.88 | -0.02 | -5.86 | GO-SIN-DIF |
Spot Gas Oil 0.25% | 86.01 | -1.86 | 87.87 | GO25-SIN |
GO 0.25 Diff | -0.28 | -0.02 | -0.26 | GO25-SIN-DIF |
Spot Gas Oil 0.05% | 86.18 | -1.86 | 88.04 | GO005-SIN |
GO 0.05 Diff | -0.11 | -0.02 | -0.09 | GO005-SIN-DIF |
Spot Gas Oil 0.001% | 86.86 | -1.85 | 88.71 | GO10-SIN |
GO 0.001 Diff | 0.57 | -0.01 | 0.57 | GO10-SIN-DIF |
Spot Jet/Kero | 88.24 | -1.64 | 89.88 | JET-SIN |
Jet/Kero Diff | 0.91 | 0.06 | 0.85 | JET-SIN-DIF |
For a list of derivatives prices, including margins, please double click the RICs below. | ||||
Brent M1 | BRENTSGMc1 | |||
Gasoil M1 | GOSGSWMc1 | |||
Gasoil M1/M2 | GOSGSPDMc1 | |||
Gasoil M2 | GOSGSWMc2 | |||
Regrade M1 | JETREGSGMc1 | |||
Regrade M2 | JETREGSGMc2 | |||
Jet M1 | JETSGSWMc1 | |||
Jet M1/M2 | JETSGSPDMc1 | |||
Jet M2 | JETSGSWMc2 | |||
Gasoil 500ppm-Dubai Cracks M1 | GOSGCKMc1 | |||
Gasoil 500ppm-Dubai Cracks M2 | GOSGCKMc2 | |||
Jet Cracks M1 | JETSGCKMc1 | |||
Jet Cracks M2 | JETSGCKMc2 | |||
East-West M1 | LGOAEFSMc1 | |||
East-West M2 | LGOAEFSMc2 | |||
LGO M1 | LGOAMc1 | |||
LGO M1/M2 | LGOASPDMc1 | |||
LGO M2 | LGOAMc2 | |||
Crack LGO-Brent M1 | LGOACKMc1 | |||
Crack LGO-Brent M2 | LGOACKMc2 | |||
Reporting by Trixie Yap; Editing by Varun H K
آخر الأخبار
إخلاء المسؤولية: تتيح كيانات XM Group خدمة تنفيذية فقط والدخول إلى منصة تداولنا عبر الإنترنت، مما يسمح للشخص بمشاهدة و/أو استخدام المحتوى المتاح على موقع الويب أو عن طريقه، وهذا المحتوى لا يراد به التغيير أو التوسع عن ذلك. يخضع هذا الدخول والاستخدام دائماً لما يلي: (1) الشروط والأحكام؛ (2) تحذيرات المخاطر؛ (3) إخلاء المسؤولية الكامل. لذلك يُقدم هذا المحتوى على أنه ليس أكثر من معلومات عامة. تحديداً، يرجى الانتباه إلى أن المحتوى المتاح على منصة تداولنا عبر الإنترنت ليس طلباً أو عرضاً لدخول أي معاملات في الأسواق المالية. التداول في أي سوق مالي به مخاطرة عالية برأس مالك.
جميع المواد المنشورة على منصة تداولنا مخصصة للأغراض التعليمية/المعلوماتية فقط ولا تحتوي - ولا ينبغي اعتبار أنها تحتوي - على نصائح أو توصيات مالية أو ضريبية أو تجارية، أو سجلاً لأسعار تداولنا، أو عرضاً أو طلباً لأي معاملة في أي صكوك مالية أو عروض ترويجية مالية لا داعي لها.
أي محتوى تابع للغير بالإضافة إلى المحتوى الذي أعدته XM، مثل الآراء، والأخبار، والأبحاث، والتحليلات والأسعار وغيرها من المعلومات أو روابط مواقع تابعة للغير وواردة في هذا الموقع تُقدم لك "كما هي"، كتعليق عام على السوق ولا تعتبر نصيحة استثمارية. يجب ألا يُفسر أي محتوى على أنه بحث استثماري، وأن تلاحظ وتقبل أن المحتوى غير مُعدٍ وفقاً للمتطلبات القانونية المصممة لتعزيز استقلالية البحث الاستثماري، وبالتالي، فهو بمثابة تواصل تسويقي بموجب القوانين واللوائح ذات الصلة. فضلاً تأكد من أنك قد قرأت وفهمت الإخطار بالبحوث الاستثمارية غير المستقلة والتحذير من مخاطر المعلومات السابقة، والذي يمكنك الاطلاع عليه هنا.
