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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
850.00
0.00
1 260.00
+160.00
Mar 9
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	850.00	0.00	1 260.00	+160.00	Mar 9

MABUX Global Bunker Index

380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
829.51	+153.76	924.52	+163.45	1 358.02	+170.56	Mar 9

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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	715	589	+126	765	654	+111	1 260	1 176	+84	Mar 9
Singapore	1 200	596	+604	1 450	710	+740	2 100	1 169	+931	Mar 9
Fujairah	890	552	+338	945	696	+249	1 525	1 232	+293	Mar 9
Houston	750	578	+172	795	677	+118	1 348	1 062	+286	Mar 9

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  Sempra pulls plug on Topolobampo LNG project
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- 2026-03-09
  Maritime Montering secures contract for Sirius Shipping/Gasum JV’s LNG bunker vessel newbuild
  Norway’s Maritime Montering has announced it has signed a contract with RMK Marine to deliver the complete interior outfitting and accommodation package for a new LNG and Bio-LNG bunker vessel being built for a joint venture comprising Sirius Shipping... Read more
- 2026-03-09
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- 2026-03-09
  Container lines implementing fuel surcharges
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- 2026-03-09
  Oil surges over 25%, on track for record daily jump due to escalating Iran war
  Oil prices surged more than 25% on Monday to their highest levels since mid-2022 as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Energy markets are particularly... Read more Oil prices surged more than 25% on Monday to their highest levels since mid-2022 as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
  Energy markets are particularly nervous because the crisis is unfolding around the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply normally passes.
  Disruptions in tanker movements and rising security risks have already slowed shipping activity, leaving Asian buyers especially vulnerable given their heavy reliance on Middle Eastern crude.
  Brent crude futures were up $24.96 or 27% at $117.65 per barrel at 0451 GMT - on track for the biggest-ever jump in a single day, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up $25.72, or 28.3%, to $116.62.
  WTI surged 31.4% to a session high of $119.48 a barrel earlier on Monday, while Brent rose as much as 29% to $119.50 a barrel. Before the surge on Monday, Brent had already climbed 27% and WTI by 35.6% last week.
  "Unless oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz resumes soon and regional tensions ease, upward pressure on prices is likely to persist," said Vasu Menon, managing director for investment strategy at OCBC in Singapore.
  Iraq and Kuwait have begun cutting oil output, adding to earlier liquefied natural gas reductions from Qatar, as the war blocked shipments from the Middle East. Analysts expect the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will have to also cut output soon as they run out of oil storage.
  
  Also boosting prices is the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its conflict with the United States and Israel.
  "With the appointment of the late leader’s son as Iran’s new leader, U.S. President Donald Trump’s goal of regime change in Iran has become more difficult," said Satoru Yoshida, a commodity analyst with Rakuten Securities.
  "That view accelerated buying, as Iran is expected to continue its closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on other oil-producing nations’ facilities, as seen last week," he said, predicting WTI could rise to $120 and then $130 a barrel in a relatively short period.
  WEEKS OR MONTHS OF HIGHER FUEL PRICES
  The war could leave consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fuel prices even if the week-old conflict ends quickly, as suppliers grapple with damaged facilities, disrupted logistics and elevated risks to shipping.
  "The next flag will be whether it eventually gets to a point where they have to start shutting in oil wells, which not only impacts output even further, it delays a response once the conflict eases as well. That would potentially sustain those prices for much longer," said Daniel Hynes, senior commodity strategist at ANZ.
  Iraqi oil production from its main southern oilfields has fallen by 70% to just 1.3 million barrels per day as the country is unable to export oil via the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war, three industry sources said on Sunday. Crude storage has reached maximum capacity, said an official with the state-run Basra Oil Company.
  
  Kuwait Petroleum Corporation began cutting oil output on Saturday and declared force majeure on shipments, though it did not say how much production it would shut.
  Iran’s attacks on oil infrastructure across the region have continued. Fujairah Media Office said fire broke out in the UAE’s Fujairah oil industry zone resulting from debris falling, with no injuries reported. Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said on X it intercepted a drone heading to the Shaybah oilfield.
  Israel’s military has threatened to kill any replacement for the deceased Ali Khamenei, while Trump said the war might only end once Iran’s military and rulers had been wiped out.
  Meanwhile, as oil prices surged, U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called on Trump to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
  "President Trump should release oil from the SPR now to stabilize markets, bring prices down, and stop the price shock that American families are already feeling thanks to his reckless war," Schumer said in a statement.
  Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-03-09
  Why Pakistan Could Be Sucked Into Middle East War
  Back in September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA), a landmark pact elevating their security cooperation to a formal alliance. The agreement dictates that an attack on one nation is considered an attack... Read more Back in September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA), a landmark pact elevating their security cooperation to a formal alliance. The agreement dictates that an attack on one nation is considered an attack on both, potentially extending Pakistan's nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia and strengthening joint military intervention. The pact alters the regional security architecture, particularly affecting Iran, India, and Israel, while potentially signaling a shift in Saudi reliance away from the U.S. towards a Pakistan-China-Saudi axis.
  
  And now, Pakistan could find its loyalty to its oil-rich ally tested just months after formalizing its defense alliance.
  
  Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, this week said that Islamabad had warned Tehran not to strike Saudi territory because the pact treats an attack on either country as an attack on both. The warning came after Iranian drones hit the U.S. embassy compound in Riyadh and attacks targeted Saudi infrastructure, including the Ras Tanura oil complex. Dar said he conveyed the message directly to Iran’s foreign minister during a call over the weekend.
  
  Unlike last year’s U.S.-launched “Operation Midnight Hammer”, which only elicited a symbolic response from Iran, this time around, “Operation Epic Fury” has triggered a much more aggressive reaction by the OPEC producer following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with Iran launching widespread and intense retaliatory attacks across the Middle East.
  
  Tehran has fired hundreds of Shahed drones and high-speed ballistic missiles targeting Israel and multiple U.S.-allied Gulf nations, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and warned of attacks on vessels, forcing a halt to major oil and gas flows and causing global shipping to seek alternative routes. The Saudi Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Iranian attacks targeted the capital and the kingdom's eastern region. Multiple Iranian drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, causing material damage, while the Ras Tanura oil refinery and other Aramco facilities were targeted by drones and projectiles. Saudi forces were able to intercept and destroy the majority of the missiles.
  
  And, Pakistan has certainly taken notice. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar recently revealed that he had warned Iran against aggression towards Saudi Arabia, "I made them (Iran) understand that we have a defence agreement," Dar told the Financial Times. Last year, Iranian General Mohsen Rezaei reported that Pakistan assured Iran of a nuclear strike against Israel if Israel used nuclear weapons against Tehran. However, Pakistani officials dismissed the statement as baseless and fabricated.
  
  For now, analysts believe that there’s a low probability that Pakistan will join the war in the Middle East or extend its nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia. For one, SMDA undermines several important global nuclear treaties, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). NPT was primarily negotiated by the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee (a UN-sponsored group) and finalized by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom and opened for signature in 1968.
  
  The treaty is the cornerstone of the global nuclear nonproliferation regime, aiming to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and advance nuclear disarmament. It is built on three pillars: nonproliferation, disarmament and peaceful use. Nearly all nations in the world have signed the NPT, making it a critical international instrument for global security. The NPT recognizes the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom as nuclear-weapon states, being the only nations to have detonated a nuclear explosive before 1967. Other nations have agreed not to acquire or produce nuclear weapons in exchange for access to peaceful nuclear technology, such as for electricity generation or medical applications. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is responsible for conducting inspections and monitoring compliance with the treaty to ensure that nuclear programs are used for peaceful purposes only.
  
  However, Pakistan, India, Israel, and South Sudan have never signed the NPT, with Pakistan, India, and Israel widely believed to possess nuclear weapons.
  
  That said, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is considered the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons. Unlike the NPT, which aims for non-proliferation and gradual disarmament, TPNW’s goal is total and immediate prohibition from owning nuclear weapons. The treaty became legally binding in January 2021, after reaching the 50-nation ratification threshold. In late 2025, the TPNW reached a "global majority" of UN member states after Kyrgyzstan became a state party. Currently, there are 95 signatories and 74 states that have ratified or acceded to the treaty. Not surprisingly, no nuclear state has signed the treaty. Likewise, Pakistan, India and Israel have not acceded to the treaty.
  
  Pakistan has never officially stated that it extended nuclear protection to Saudi Arabia. Still, SMDA adds firepower to Saudi's diplomatic moves, with analysts at London-based think tank Chatham House saying that the pact "sets a precedent for extended deterrence".
  Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-03-09
  New Gas Crisis Looms over Europe
  The European Union’s gas in storage levels are below 30%, benchmark gas prices are the highest in over a year, and QatarEnergy just shut down the world’s single biggest LNG production facility. The situation looks like a recipe for disaster, and the chances... Read more The European Union’s gas in storage levels are below 30%, benchmark gas prices are the highest in over a year, and QatarEnergy just shut down the world’s single biggest LNG production facility. The situation looks like a recipe for disaster, and the chances of a painless solution are slim.
  
  EU’s benchmark natural gas price has gained as much as 60% since the United States and Israel started bombing Iran on Saturday, and while some of these gains were erased this week, significant upside potential remains. Not only has QatarEnergy suspended LNG production and declared force majeure on exports, but insurers’ refusal to provide coverage for vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz, along with Iranian warnings that enemy vessels will be legitimate targets, has resulted in severe disruption of tanker traffic in the chokepoint.
  
  Of course, the EU could always lean more heavily on American liquefied gas. After all, it even made a commitment to buy $250 billion worth of it and oil annually until 2028 as part of the trade deal European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen signed with President Trump last summer. This is what it will likely have to do, in the absence of Qatari LNG for an unknown period of time. But there is a problem with that, and the problem is the price.
  
  Liquefied natural gas is more expensive than pipeline gas to begin with. This was one reason why European industries have had a tough four years since the sabotage of the Nord Stream and the consequent drop in Russian gas flows to the continent. Alternative pipeline gas supplies from Northern Africa and Azerbaijan have yet to ramp up enough to replace the lost flows. And this year’s heating demand has been much stronger than the last four years.
  
  Bloomberg sounded the alarm as early as January, reporting that below-average winter temperatures were driving the fastest pace of withdrawals from natural gas storage in Europe in five years, as heating demand soared. The gap between demand and supply was so significant that LNG cargo arrivals were at less than half of the daily volumes withdrawn from storage. What’s more, at the time and over the next month, the unfavorable price spread between winter and summer prices did not encourage early stockpiling.
  
  This means that now, European energy buyers would need to revise their gas purchase plans for refill season—and their price assumptions. Reuters cited Kpler as saying the European Union would need LNG deliveries equivalent to 67 billion cu m just to refill gas storages. That would be equal to some 700 cargoes, the publication noted, or 180 cargoes (17 billion cu m) more than it needed last year.
  
  These volumes are no small potatoes—especially with a war premium attached to them. Even if the war in the Middle East ends this week, restarting QatarEnergy’s LNG production would take more than a few days. In other words, whatever happens in the Middle East, the EU will be paying through the nose for its gas—because it has no alternative. Reuters has calculated that the additional cargoes would swell the EU’s LNG import bill by over $10 billion, per current prices. The full refill bill, according to the publication, could hit $40 billion. That’s a far cry from the $250 billion committed, and even that far cry would hit European industries.
  
  Before 2022, Russia’s Gazprom notoriously supplied almost 40% of the European Union’s gas at the peak of deliveries. By last year, this had fallen to less than 20%, pumped through the one remaining operating pipeline, the TurkStream. Now, the EU has decided to suspend all Russian energy imports starting in 2027, including, notably gas, both pipeline and LNG. In the meantime, however, European buyers are in a rush to secure as much Russian LNG as possible, turning the country into its second-largest LNG supplier, after the United States. The rather ironic situation may also get a twist, after Russia’s president said parliament would discuss pre-empting the EU and suspending gas exports itself, given the presence of alternative markets and the EU’s own plans for an end to these exports.
  
  This would only hasten an already deep dependence on American liquefied gas in Europe that has started to cause concern—after being celebrated as energy independence back in 2022. The problem is that, besides Russia, there is no gas producer large enough to serve as a source of stable diversification of supply. The situation will likely boost the appeal of wind and solar capacity, but that appeal has limits, too, because neither wind nor solar are as cheap as advertised when the costs of backup generation and battery storage are included in the tally. In short, the European Union is facing even more uncertain times than it has been struggling with for four years now. Source: Oilprice.com
- 2026-03-09
  MABUX: Global bunker indices to continue rising on Mar.09 amid persistent market volatility.
  The MABUX World Bunker Index — a composite benchmark reflecting daily prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO — continued its upward trajectory for the sixth consecutive session, with all three benchmark fuels posting significant gains: 380 HSFO: USD/MT... Read more The MABUX World Bunker Index — a composite benchmark reflecting daily prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO — continued its upward trajectory for the sixth consecutive session, with all three benchmark fuels posting significant gains:
  
  380 HSFO: USD/MT 675.75 (+89.05)
  VLSFO: USD/MT 761.07 (+83.23)
  MGO: USD/MT 1 187.46 (+135.94)
  
  As of Mar. 06, the MABUX Market Differential Index (MDI) — which monitors the spread between Market Bunker Prices (MBP) and the MABUX Digital Bunker Price Benchmark (DBP) – indicated the following pricing patterns across the major global hubs of Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah, and Houston:
  
  • HSFO segment: All four ports remained in the overcharge zone. The degree of overpricing widened across all hubs, increasing by $23 in Rotterdam, $119 in Singapore, $65 in Fujairah, and $116 in Houston, indicating a continued divergence of market prices from the MABUX benchmark.
  
  • VLSFO segment: The overpricing trend persisted in all ports. The premium expanded by $22 in Rotterdam, $164 in Singapore, and $70 in Houston, while Fujairah recorded a reduction of $43 in its overcharge level, although it remained within the overvalued range.
  
  • MGO LS segment: Rotterdam shifted back into the undercharge zone, becoming the only underpriced port in this segment, with the discount widening by $35. The remaining hubs stayed overcharged, with overpricing increasing substantially by $333 in Singapore and $199 in Houston, while Fujairah recorded a $37 narrowing of its premium.
  
  We expect the global bunker market to remain highly volatile, supporting the continuation of the upward movement in bunker indices on Mar. 06: 380 HSFO: plus 30–50 USD/MT, VLSFO: 35–60 USD/MT, MGO LS: plus 30–90 USD/MT. Overall, the widening overcharge levels in several key hubs, combined with sustained volatility in underlying fuel markets, suggest that bullish pressure on bunker prices is likely to persist in the near term.
  Source: MABUX

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