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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
1 442.00
0.00
1 360.00
+10.00
Oct 6
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	1 442.00	0.00	1 360.00	+10.00	Oct 6

MABUX Global Bunker Index

380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
714.35	+6.21	851.87	+5.44	1 505.31	+10.31	Oct 8

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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	635	694	-59	700	788	-88	1 360	1 577	-217	Oct 8
Singapore	793	730	+63	890	898	-8	1 275	1 570	-295	Oct 8
Fujairah	707	678	+29	980	834	+146	1 660	1 633	+27	Oct 8
Houston	555	651	-96	757	766	-9	1 412	1 467	-55	Oct 8

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Latest News
- 2026-10-08
  Oil prices surge amid Mideast shipping attacks, U.S. Gulf coast disruptions
  Oil prices climbed on Thursday following reports of more attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East, while markets also braced for supply disruptions from adverse weather along the U.S. Gulf coast. Get more oil market insights by subscribing to... Read more Oil prices climbed on Thursday following reports of more attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East, while markets also braced for supply disruptions from adverse weather along the U.S. Gulf coast. Get more oil market insights by subscribing to InvestingPro
  
  Brent crude futures gained 3.8% to $104.03 a barrel by 09:21 ET (13:21 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for November rose 3.8% to $91.69 a barrel.
  
  Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz slid to an over two-month low amid increased Iranian attacks on tankers in the waterway, Reuters reported, citing shipping data from analytics firm Kpler.
  
  Iran was seen ramping up attacks on shipping in Hormuz over the past week, with Tehran reiterating that the waterway remained closed amid a prolonged standoff with the United States.
  
  On Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations body said that a tanker was struck by multiple projectiles just north of Qatar, with casualties reported from the incident.
  
  Iranian attacks on tankers hit their highest level last week of any week since the U.S.-Iran war began, with the increased offensive coming shortly after shipping through Hormuz briefly touched pre-war levels in September.
  
  Media reports said the Pentagon had instructed U.S. Central Command to prepare for a possible resumption of major combat operations against Iran, although U.S. President Donald Trump yet to make a final decision on the timing of the strikes. A resumption in open hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could herald more disruptions in Middle Eastern oil supplies, especially in Hormuz.
  
  Red Sea shipping and Saudi Arabia’s oil exports also remained a point of concern. Hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis continued to play out this week, with the Houthis seen attacking a refinery in Riyadh.
  
  U.S. Gulf coast production in focus as Isaias approaches
  Crude was also buoyed by mounting expectations of weather-related disruptions in the U.S. Gulf coast.
  
  Tropical Storm Isaias is primed to rapidly strengthen into a dangerous hurricane and make landfall on the northern Gulf coast by the weekend, the U.S. National Weather Service said. Reports on early-Thursday said the storm had already strengthened into a hurricane.
  
  The storm is expected to bring intense rainfall and hurricane-force winds in the Gulf of Mexico. Several major oil and gas companies were seen evacuating non-essential personnel from their offshore facilities in the region.
  
  The companies with the most exposure to production disruptions from the storm include BP, Chevron, and Shell.
  
  A model cited by Reuters forecast up to 11.2 million barrels of oil production could be lost across the Gulf through the duration of the storm.
  
  Separately, data released on Wednesday showed U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.2 million barrels in the week to October 2, ducking expectations for an increase.
  
  Oil pared some gains on Wednesday after the IEA said completing the previously announced release of 400 million barrels of oil stocks as soon as possible would bring about 100 million barrels to the market. But it was not immediately clear whether the move would entail an additional release of oil stockpiles.
  
  Worries have abounded that higher fuel prices will continue to push up inflation, potentially leading central banks to embark on a policy tightening cycle in response. In a note, analysts at Deutsche Bank suggested that "overall there were few signs" that the energy-driven inflationary pressure was "diminishing."
  
  Source: Investing.com
- 2026-10-08
  Integr8 Fuels: Global bunker fuel quality ‘broadly stable’ – but with ‘increasing variability’ at port level
  The latest biannual Bunker Quality Trends Report from Integr8 Fuels has found that overall global marine fuel quality ‘remains broadly stable’ – but warned that this is ‘masking significant differences between ports, supply chains and fuel characteristics’,... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  Peninsula wraps up first LNG bunkering in Sagunto
  Marine energy supplier Peninsula has announced it has completed its first LNG bunkering at the Spanish Port of Sagunto. The operation, which took place in mid-September, saw the Levante LNG, the 12,000 cubic metre (cbm) LNG bunkering vessel that is... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  India-EU GSC Coalition formally launched at Sagarmanthan 2026
  The Industry Coalition driving the implementation of the India-EU Green Shipping Corridor (GSC) was formally launched yesterday (7 October) at Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue, which the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) is hosting... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  Panama Canal expects more than 220 transits in upcoming cruise season
  As the 2026-207 cruise season got underway yesterday (7 October) with the Carnival Miracle beginning its northbound passage through the Miraflores Locks, the Panama Canal Authority announced that it is expecting more than 220 transit over the period. In... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  TFG Marine announces another MFM installation on a US Gulf bunker tanker
  TFG Marine has announced that an ISO 22192-certified mass flow meter (MFM) system has been installed on the bunker tanker Storholmen. In a notice posted on LinkedIn yesterday (6 October), TFG noted that this marks the third installation for its US... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  Battery-powered fleet numbers 2,000+ commercial vessels
  Data from the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) Ship Registry shows that the number of vessels in operation and on order which feature battery installations now exceeds 2,000 and represents 2.4 GWh of battery capacity. According to the MBF, 68% of these... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  Alfa Laval grows alternative fuel portfolio alongside legacy solutions
  Alfa Laval’s commitment to the energy transition remains steadfast, even if the picture is less clear at a global regulatory level. The company’s focus is increasingly on developing new technologies that encourage the uptake of alternative fuels, whilst... Read more
- 2026-10-08
  Oil rises as Middle East supply concerns persist amid shipping attacks
  Oil prices rose on Thursday on persistent worries about supply from the key Middle East producing region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the US cut output as a hurricane menaced offshore production. Brent... Read more Oil prices rose on Thursday on persistent worries about supply from the key Middle East producing region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the US cut output as a hurricane menaced offshore production.
  
  Brent crude futures rose $2.28, or 2.28%, to $102.28 a barrel by 0427 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained $1.66, or 1.88%, to $89.94.
  
  Prices settled lower on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency agreed to accelerate the release of oil stocks and to prioritize diesel supplies under a plan launched in March, as governments seek to tackle record fuel prices and supply disruptions caused by the Iran war.
  
  However, threats to oil shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which carried shipments equal to about 20% of global oil and fuel before the war, have increased in October as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran enters its eighth month.
  
  Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began as Gulf producers increased exports. The expansion of attacks is occurring as more crude is flowing out of the Gulf but at higher costs and risk to cargoes and crew.
  
  In the latest attack, a tanker north of Qatar was struck by multiple projectiles, causing casualties, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Wednesday.
  
  "The frequency of Iranian attacks on ships is now at the highest point since the war began, and likely to intensify further," said Saul Kavonic, MST Marquee head of energy.
  
  He noted that "constrained product flows, extreme logistics costs and high likelihood of Iranian escalation are keeping prices elevated".
  
  ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said in a note on Thursday the IEA’s oil release would likely consist of barrels that were already part of the group’s original 400-million-barrel release plan at the start of the Middle East conflict, meaning it does not appear to represent an additional draw on strategic inventories.
  
  "Ultimately, strategic stock releases can augment supply flows temporarily but do not create new production capacity," Hynes said.
  
  HURRICANE CONCERNS
  
  Prices are also gaing on supply curtailments as a hurricane moves toward offshore production areas in the US, the world’s biggest oil producer, causing companies to shut their platforms.
  
  Shell and Chevron said on Wednesday they were curtailing offshore operations in the Gulf as Hurricane Isaias approached.
  
  Overall, US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producers had shut in about 25.08% of current oil production and 16.37% of current natural gas production as of Wednesday because of the storm, according to the Marine Minerals Administration.
  
  Inventory data from the US, also the world’s biggest oil consumer, were supportive for prices as crude stockpiles fell by a higher-than-expected amount, while diesel inventories declined slightly.
  
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  Crude inventories fell by 3.2 million barrels to 424.1 million barrels in the week ended October 2, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.7 million-barrel decline.
  
  Distillate fuel inventories, including diesel fuel and jet fuel, dropped by 42,000 barrels to 105.14 million barrels, well below their levels reported for this time of year in the past five years. Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-10-08
  Kpler Suspects Gulf Producers Are Paying Iran for Safe Passage
  Kpler estimates Middle East crude and condensate exports averaged roughly 16.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in September and exceeded the pre-war average of 18 million bpd on several days during the final week of the month. That recovery has done surprisingly... Read more Kpler estimates Middle East crude and condensate exports averaged roughly 16.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in September and exceeded the pre-war average of 18 million bpd on several days during the final week of the month. That recovery has done surprisingly little to bring oil prices back down, as we noted earlier this week. Producers are moving more crude through alternative pipelines and ports, while tankers moving through Hormuz increasingly rely on U.S. military escorts and vessel-intensive chains of ship-to-ship (STS) transfers. Brent crude is still trading around $100 per barrel, nearly $30 per barrel above its pre-war level. Iran could be quietly collecting tolls from ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, with exporters passing on these costs to consumers. According to Michelle Brohard, head of policy and geopolitical risk at Kpler, certain Gulf nations could have quietly struck deals with Iran to keep their oil flowing on fears that they cannot rely indefinitely on Washington to keep Tehran at bay.
  
  “I suspect there is a toll that’s being paid, which is giving these ships safe passage,” Brohard said in an interview with energy analyst Rory Johnston last week. “I also suspect that these countries know that this is unsustainable from a perspective of [the] US escorting [ships], and also unsustainable from them paying Iran 10 percent of their cargo, or 20 percent of their cargo. So you’re starting to see like what I would call like a race to get out as much as possible, as quickly as possible before the war restarts,” she added.
  
  Brohard’s claims remain unverified, although she is not the only analyst raising the possibility of undisclosed payments. “Everything appears to be happening under the radar in the Middle East, from the US convoying ships to Iran quietly charging tolls,” Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG Group, told Al Jazeera.
  
  The possibility of secret payments would carry serious consequences if confirmed. The Trump administration has warned Tehran against imposing tolls, while Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait have opposed Iranian demands for transit charges. Washington has also targeted the financial network connected to Iran’s Hormuz payment system. Last month, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, saying the Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority had used the exchange since June to transfer payments it received to the Iranian regime. Treasury said BitBank is controlled by Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, whose network used the exchange to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Zanjani was sentenced to death in Iran in 2016 for embezzling state oil funds, but his sentence was commuted in 2024 and he later re-emerged as a backer of regime-linked economic projects.
  
  Iran’s proposed tolls would also face a major legal challenge. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS), ships and aircraft have a right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation, and bordering states are not generally permitted to impose charges simply for passage. Iran signed UNCLOS in 1982 but never ratified it and has long maintained that passage through its territorial waters is governed in part by its own maritime laws, including its 1993 Marine Areas Act. Tehran has nevertheless considered legislation to formalize charges on ships using Hormuz, arguing that a permanent fee for guaranteed safe passage should form part of any long-term agreement to fully reopen the strait.
  
  Iran’s proposed tolls would also face a major legal challenge. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS), ships have a right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation, and bordering states generally cannot charge vessels simply for passing through. Iran signed UNCLOS in 1982 but never ratified it and has long maintained that passage through its territorial waters is also governed by its own maritime laws, including its 1993 Marine Areas Act. Tehran has considered legislation to formalize charges on vessels using Hormuz, arguing that fees for guaranteed safe passage should be part of any long-term agreement to fully reopen the strait.
  
  “The shuttle system in the Gulf is doing wonders in getting oil out, but it requires plenty of ships, and that has pushed freight rates higher while also reducing supply beyond the region itself,” Beauchamp told Al Jazeera.
  Source: Oilprice.com

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