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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
1 016.00
+49.00
1 210.00
-9.00
May 5
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	1 016.00	+49.00	1 210.00	-9.00	May 5

MABUX Global Bunker Index

380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
766.89	-3.17	923.61	-0.12	1 380.76	-1.66	May 8

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MABUX Market Differential Index (MDI)

Correlation between market bunker prices (MBP) and MABUX Digital Bunker Price Benchmark (DBP)

All Indexes in $/mton	380HSFO			VLS FO			MGO LS			Date
All Indexes in $/mton	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	MBP Index	DBP Index	MDI	Date
Rotterdam	676	701	-25	794	779	+15	1 210	1 282	-72	May 8
Singapore	713	728	-15	800	868	-68	1 160	1 275	-115	May 8
Fujairah	702	676	+26	880	837	+43	1 500	1 338	+162	May 8
Houston	685	704	-19	825	821	+4	1 176	1 216	-40	May 8

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Latest News
- 2026-05-08
  Oil jumps after renewed US-Iran fighting, then pares gains
  Brent crude futures jumped as much as 3% on Friday, a day after the U.S. and Iran traded air strikes, with traders fretting over the future of the cease-fire and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures was at $101.47 a barrel, up $1.41... Read more Brent crude futures jumped as much as 3% on Friday, a day after the U.S. and Iran traded air strikes, with traders fretting over the future of the cease-fire and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
  Brent crude futures was at $101.47 a barrel, up $1.41 or 1.41% by 10:51 CDT (1551 GMT), after rising as much as 3% earlier in the session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures was at $95.71 a barrel, up 90 cents, or 0.95%.
  Both contracts were still set for weekly declines of more than 6%.
  "We’re still playing the headline-o-rama game," said Phil Flynn, senior analyst with Price Futures Group. "Ship movement in the Persian Gulf is going about as well as can be expected. We’re kind of working around the edges."
  U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf, and the UAE came under renewed attack as Washington awaited a response from Tehran to its proposal to end the conflict, which began with joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes across Iran on February 28.
  U.S. President Donald Trump later told reporters the ceasefire was still in effect and sought to play down the exchange.
  "How quickly can supply be returned from Gulf states, what will the state of inventories be as we approach peak gasoline season, and what sanctions would look like post-settlement are all worthy of thought. But none can be addressed until there is a long-term solution to hostilities," said PVM Oil Associates analyst John Evans.
  
  "The U.S. administration continues to oversell the prospects of a thaw, and an optimism-biased market buys into it," said Vandana Hari, founder of oil market analysis firm Vanda Insights.
  "Curiously, each time, the rebound is gradual and incomplete, making the head fakes at least somewhat effective."
  Meanwhile, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating oil price trades totalling $7 billion placed shortly ahead of key Iran war-related announcements by Trump, Reuters reported on Thursday.
  Most involved short positions, or bets on prices falling, placed on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and were placed shortly before Trump statements announcing attack delays, the ceasefire or other changes to Iran policy that led to a decline in oil markets. Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-05-08
  U.S. launches initiative aimed at developing nuclear-powered shipping
  The U.S. Administration has a launched a Request for Information inviting industry input in the development of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMR) for commercial shipping. The project, which was announced yesterday (7 May) by U.S. Transportation Secretary... Read more
- 2026-05-08
  TA’ZIZ announces $2 billion financing for ‘UAE’s first world scale methanol plant’
  TA’ZIZ has announced that the TA’ZIZ Methanol Company, a joint venture between TA’ZIZ and Proman, has achieved close to $2 billion financing for what it says will be ‘the UAE’s first world scale methanol plant’. In a statement issued yesterday (7 May),... Read more
- 2026-05-08
  Hapag-Lloyd opening new office in Benin
  Shipowner Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it will be opening a new office in Cotonou, Benin on 20 May. In a statement issued yesterday (7 May), Jesper Kanstrup, Managing Director Sub-Region Africa at Hapag-Lloyd, said: ‘Opening our new office in Benin... Read more
- 2026-05-08
  Tighter oil markets could signal risk to bunker quality, warns Integr8’s Turner
  Conditions which allow bunker quality risk to build ‘are clearly present again’, says Chris Turner, Technical Manager, Integr8. In a report published yesterday (7 May), Turner warns that a combination of rising bunker prices, shifting crude and product... Read more
- 2026-05-08
  Use of ‘non-genuine’ components contributed to site investigation vessel’s engine
  A report by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Board (MAIB) says that the ‘catastrophic failure’ of a diesel generator engine onboard the Kommandor Susan during sea trials in the Firth of Forth in Scotland in January 2025 was caused by the installation... Read more
- 2026-05-08
  EU awards €124 million to Norway’s GreenH and Gen2 Energy for maritime-related renewable hydrogen projects
  Norway’s innovation fund Enova has announced that the European Union has awarded €124 million through its European Innovation Fund 2025 Hydrogen Auction to two Norwegian companies, GreenH and Gen2 Energy. In a statement issued yesterday (7 May), Enova... Read more
- 2026-05-08
  Global bunker market is expected to resume upward movement on May 08 amid renewed escalation in Iran-US tensions and growing con
  The MABUX World Bunker Index — a composite benchmark reflecting daily prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO — maintained a firm downward trajectory on May 07 for the second consecutive session: 380 HSFO: USD/MT: 770.06 (-12.76) VLSFO: USD/MT 923.73... Read more The MABUX World Bunker Index — a composite benchmark reflecting daily prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO — maintained a firm downward trajectory on May 07 for the second consecutive session:
  
  380 HSFO: USD/MT: 770.06 (-12.76)
  VLSFO: USD/MT 923.73 (-15.72)
  MGO: USD/MT 1 382.42 (-28.15)
  
  As of May 07, the MABUX Market Differential Index (MDI). which monitors the spread between Market Bunker Prices (MBP) and the MABUX Digital Bunker Benchmark (DBP), registered the following trends across the four major global bunkering hubs: Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah, and Houston:
  
  • HSFO segment: Fujairah moved into the overcharge zone, with the premium widening by $58. The remaining three ports continued to be undercharged, although discounts narrowed by $52 in Rotterdam, $68 in Singapore, and $43 in Houston. All MDI indicators continued moving toward the 100% correlation mark, signaling gradual market stabilization.
  
  • VLSFO segment: Houston shifted into the overcharge zone alongside Fujairah, with overpricing margins increasing by $32 in Fujairah and $45 in Houston. Rotterdam and Singapore remained undercharged, with discounts narrowing by $47 and $57, respectively. Singapore’s MDI fell below the $100 threshold, while Rotterdam approached full correlation between MBP and DBP.
  
  • MGO LS segment: Rotterdam, Singapore, and Houston remained undercharged, with underpricing levels narrowing by $106, $82, and $65, respectively. Fujairah continued to be the only overcharged port, with its premium increasing by $87 and exceeding the $100 mark. MDI values in Rotterdam and Singapore also remained above the $100 level, while Houston dropped below this threshold.
  
  Global bunker market is expected to resume upward movement on May 08 amid renewed escalation in Iran-US tensions and growing concerns over potential supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz: 380 HSFO: plus 2-7 USD/MT, VLSFO: plus 2–8 USD/MT, MGO LS: plus 5–12 USD/MT.
  Source: MABUX
- 2026-05-08
  Oil prices jump on renewed US-Iran hostilities
  Oil prices were up more than 1% on Friday after renewed fighting broke out between the U.S. and Iran, threatening a shaky ceasefire and dashing hopes for progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas transit route. Brent crude futures... Read more Oil prices were up more than 1% on Friday after renewed fighting broke out between the U.S. and Iran, threatening a shaky ceasefire and dashing hopes for progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas transit route.
  Brent crude futures were up $1.41, or 1.41%, at $101.47 a barrel as of 0123 GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures rose by $1.12, or 1.18%, to $95.93 a barrel. At the market open prices had risen by more than 3%.
  That snapped three days of declines on reports earlier this week the U.S. and Iran were close to agreeing to a deal that would end the fighting and allow the Strait of Hormuz to fully reopen but put off larger issues around Iran’s nuclear programme.
  For the week, both contracts are set to fall about 6%.
  Friday’s jump in prices followed Iran’s accusations the U.S. violated the month-long ceasefire between them, while the U.S. said its attacks were retaliatory strikes following Iranian fire on Thursday on its navy ships transiting through the strait.
  Iran’s military said the U.S. had targeted an Iranian oil tanker and another ship and civilian areas in the strait and on the mainland.
  Despite the renewed combat, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters later on Thursday the ceasefire was still in effect.
  The exchange of fire happened as Washington awaited Iran’s response to the latest peace proposal, which did not address a number of contentious issues including the U.S. demand to reopen the strait, a conduit for one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply before the war that has been mostly shut since the conflict, which also included strikes by Israel, began on February 28.
  
  "On the supply front, the picture remains tight," IG analyst Tony Sycamore said in a note, while saying a peace deal remains elusive.
  Separately, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating oil price trades totalling $7 billion ahead of key Iran war-related announcements by President Trump, Reuters reported on Thursday.
  Most of the trades involved short positions, or bets on prices falling, placed on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) before Trump’s statements to delay attacks or announce a ceasefire that led to prices falling.
  Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-05-08
  Venezuela Lands Billions in Oil Deals as Industry Rushes Back
  International companies are flocking back to Venezuela, with deals worth billions getting closed under U.S. management of the country’s oil resources. Venezuela’s oil exports hit a seven-year high in March, and this may be just the beginning of a major... Read more International companies are flocking back to Venezuela, with deals worth billions getting closed under U.S. management of the country’s oil resources. Venezuela’s oil exports hit a seven-year high in March, and this may be just the beginning of a major rebound.
  
  Big Oil was quick to signal interest in Venezuela’s oil—and natural gas—almost as soon as the United States ousted President Nicolas Maduro and effectively took over Venezuela’s oil industry. As early as January, Shell and BP were reported to seek a license to move forward with gas projects in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.
  
  For Shell, the main project of interest was Dragon, an offshore field that contains an estimated 4.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas that Shell plans to eventually liquefy and export from its Atlantic LNG facility in Trinidad and Tobago. BP, meanwhile, last week signed a deal with PDVSA to develop the Cocuina-Manakin field that lies along the maritime border between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. The supermajor and the Venezuelan state energy company will also explore together for gas in the Loran gas field.
  
  The Loran-Manatee deposit is shared by Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, with 7.3 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Venezuelan portion and 2.7 trillion cubic feet in the Trinidad portion. The Cocuina-Manakin field contains an estimated 1 trillion cubic feet in reserves.
  
  Spain’s Repsol is also returning to Venezuela after it signed a new deal with the country’s government, with plans to increase crude oil production in the country by 50% from current levels. Per media reports from April, the Spanish major secured licenses to return to Venezuela from the U.S. administration and agreed deals with U.S. energy companies to restore production, which currently averages some 45,000 barrels daily. Over the next three years, Repsol plans to triple that.
  
  Italy’s Eni is also joining the Venezuelan oil party. Last month, the company’s chief executive, Claudio Descalzi, visited Caracas and met with President Delcy Rodriguez. Descalzi also signed a deal with PDVSA and the Venezuelan oil ministry for the joint development of a heavy crude field with PDVSA.
  
  Junin-5 is located in the Orinoco Belt and contains 35 billion barrels of certified oil in place, making it one of the largest undeveloped heavy oil resources in Venezuela. Eni has long been tied to the project, which began production in 2013 but has been constrained by years of underinvestment, operational disruption, and sanctions-related uncertainty.
  
  The latest to join the great oil industry return to Venezuela were two U.S. companies, Hunt Overseas Oil Company and Crossover Energy, which plan to operate in the Orinoco Belt, the South American country's prime oil province of heavy and extra heavy crude. The deals were signed in the presence of Jarrod Agen, President Trump's energy adviser and executive director of the National Energy Dominance Council, who arrived in Venezuela at the end of April on the first direct Miami-Caracas flight in nearly a decade.
  
  The two companies will focus on three areas in the Orinoco Belt, namely Monagas, Anzoategui, and Barinas, producing not only oil but also associated gas, which will be used for power generation, potentially solving a major supply security problem for the country. Venezuela has been hit by repeated blackouts in the past few years.
  
  Meanwhile, production is rising and so are exports. These reached their highest in more than seven years last month amid the global scramble for oil and rebounding oil production. The average daily ran at 1.23 million barrels, a 14% increase from the previous month. This was the highest rate of exports since before the United States hit Venezuela with sanctions during the first Trump term. Source: Oilprice.com

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