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MABUX ARA LNG Bunker Index
Port LNG$/mton MGO LS$/mton Date
ARA
1 665.00
+102.00
1 430.00
+20.00
Oct 19
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Port	LNG$/mton	MGO LS$/mton	Date
ARA	1 665.00	+102.00	1 430.00	+20.00	Oct 19

MABUX Global Bunker Index

380HSFO$/mton		VLS FO$/mton		MGO LS$/mton		Date
746.40	-3.03	880.02	+4.98	1 545.74	+8.97	Oct 21

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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	665	746	-81	750	847	-97	1 430	1 607	-177	Oct 21
Singapore	875	793	+82	931	974	-43	1 317	1 600	-283	Oct 21
Fujairah	720	738	-18	965	917	+48	1 705	1 663	+42	Oct 21
Houston	599	707	-108	784	843	-59	1 410	1 560	-150	Oct 21

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Latest News
- 2026-10-21
  Oil prices edge lower amid supply recovery report, ongoing Mideast tensions
  What would confirm a lasting supply recovery for oil markets? Investing.com - Oil prices turned lower on Wednesday, as traders weighed conflicting reports on efforts to end the Iran war. Get more oil market insights by subscribing to InvestingPro - now... Read more What would confirm a lasting supply recovery for oil markets?
  Investing.com - Oil prices turned lower on Wednesday, as traders weighed conflicting reports on efforts to end the Iran war. Get more oil market insights by subscribing to InvestingPro - now 50% off
  
  Benchmark Brent oil futures had fallen 0.4% to $108.38 a barrel by 09:23 ET (13:23 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 0.5% to $97.34 a barrel.
  
  Gulf oil exports have topped pre-war levels thanks partially to U.S. efforts to guard vessels traversing Hormuz, according to Kpler shipping data cited by the Wall Street Journal. However, traders remain worries about the sustainability of these flows and the high cost of shepherding tanker traffic, the WSJ noted.
  
  Which indicators would show Gulf export flows are sustainable?
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Netanyahu had instructed his military to prepare a major new offensive earlier in October, but the plans did not proceed after U.S. President Donald Trump called for no attacks on Iran before the November U.S. midterm elections, the FT said.
  
  More hostilities with Iran, which has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began in February, are likely to herald more disruptions in oil supplies from the Middle East. On Tuesday, unconfirmed reports that Qatar and Pakistan had put forward a proposal to revive talks to conclude the Iran war briefly sent oil prices down to $106 a barrel from $112 a barrels. Yet benchmark Brent crude futures later moved higher, with traders reacting to a report that Iran’s president believes "the U.S. will attack again if we negotiate."
  
  Meanwhile, Tehran ramped up its attacks on shipping through Hormuz in recent weeks. Iranian media, citing the paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said on Tuesday that another supertanker had caught fire in the strait.
  
  Continued fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis also kept markets on edge over supply disruptions out of the Middle East.
  
  "Oil prices have stayed relatively subdued given the supply risks. But as hostilities drag on, and as it’s no longer possible to draw on significant strategic reserves, there’s a danger that crude prices become unanchored," said David Morrison, Senior Market Analyst at Trade Nation, in a note.
  
  U.S. oil inventories fall sharply - API
  Elsewhere, data from the American Petroleum Institute showed U.S. oil inventories shrank more than expected in the past week.
  
  Oil inventories fell 4.93 million barrels in the week to October 16, much more than expectations for a 1.3 million barrel draw. The print follows two weeks of outsized draws in U.S. inventories, as Gulf coast production was greatly impacted by Hurricane Isaias.
  
  Could larger inventory draws change near-term oil-price expectations?
  The API data usually heralds a similar print from official inventory data, which is due later on Wednesday. Markets expect a 0.3 million barrel draw.
  
  The outsized inventory draws also come with the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve at its lowest level in 44 years, following months of emergency releases to tide over global oil supply disruptions. Source: Investing.com
- 2026-10-21
  PetroChina Singapore takes delivery of methanol and B100 bunker vessel
  The Singapore subsidiary of Chinese energy company PetroChina has taken delivery of an IMO Type 2 bunker vessel to meet demand for lower-emission marine fuels in Singapore. The 8,000-dwt vessel, Vanda Pioneer, is capable of carrying methanol and 100%... Read more The Singapore subsidiary of Chinese energy company PetroChina has taken delivery of an IMO Type 2 bunker vessel to meet demand for lower-emission marine fuels in Singapore.
  
  The 8,000-dwt vessel, Vanda Pioneer, is capable of carrying methanol and 100% biofuel (B100).
  
  It is the first IMO Type 2 bunker vessel to join PetroChina's bunker fleet in Singapore and will strengthen the supplier's operations at the port, according to Alex Ho, general manager at PetroChina International (Singapore).
  
  Last year, the supplier secured a five-year licence to supply methanol as a bunker fuel in Singapore from 2026.
  
  “As the alternative marine fuels market continues to evolve, this [vessel delivery] provides valuable operational flexibility and optionality in serving the changing needs of shipowners,” Ho said.
  
  Source: ENGIИE
- 2026-10-21
  New EU Arctic strategy commits bloc to engaging with IMO on black carbon
  The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have published a new strategy for the Arctic, stating that the bloc will contribute actively to negotiations at the IMO to facilitate the transition... Read more
- 2026-10-21
  Implementation Plan launched for Shanghai–Melbourne green shipping corridor
  The ports of Shanghai and Melbourne, along with C40 Cities, have launched the Implementation Plan for the Shanghai–Melbourne Green Shipping Corridor (GSC). As previously reported by ship.energy, the initiative was established during the North Bund... Read more
- 2026-10-21
  MPA and China Classification Society renew partnership
  The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the China Classification Society (CCS) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation and talent development in the Lion... Read more
- 2026-10-21
  COPEC Marine marking start of Arctic cruise season with Puerto Williams delivery
  Chile’s COPE Marine reported yesterday (20 October) that its bunker tanker Don Pancho II was on its way to Puerto Williams to make its first delivery of the 2026/2027 Arctic cruise season. In a notice posted on LinkedIn, Ignacio López Pérez, Bunker... Read more
- 2026-10-21
  BIMCO looking to support energy-saving retrofits with new addendum
  BIMCO says that its Energy Saving Device Retrofit Addendum will provide a new contractual framework that can ‘facilitate the installation of energy saving devices during the period of a time charter’. In a statement posted on its website today (21... Read more
- 2026-10-21
  BGN builds up LPG-capable gas carrier fleet with four more ships
  Energy and commodities trading group BGN has ordered four 93,000-cbm LPG-capable gas carriers from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in January 2030. BGN signed the contract for the four very large gas carriers (VLGCs) with South Korean shipbuilder... Read more Energy and commodities trading group BGN has ordered four 93,000-cbm LPG-capable gas carriers from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in January 2030.
  
  BGN signed the contract for the four very large gas carriers (VLGCs) with South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) in Istanbul. The ships will be able to run on LPG or conventional marine fuel.
  
  The new ships will take BGN’s owned VLGC fleet from 19 to 23 once delivered. The company has more than 40 owned and chartered vessels in total.
  
  Including the latest order, BGN has ordered 10 dual-fuel VLGCs from HD HHI in 2026 so far. In April, it ordered four 90,000-cbm dual-fuel VLGCs that can run on conventional and lower-emission fuels and carry ammonia, with delivery by 2029. In June, it ordered two 93,000-cbm LPG dual-fuel VLGCs, also due by 2029.
  
  In September, BGN agreed a long-term time charter with Japanese tanker operator IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) for a 90,000-cbm LPG dual-fuel VLGC. HD HHI is building that ship for delivery at the end of December 2029.
  
  In August, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries delivered another LPG dual-fuel VLGC, Lyla Pathfinder, which Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has chartered to BGN.
  
  Other gas carrier owners have also ordered LPG-capable ships. BW LPG has ordered eight 90,000-cbm LPG dual-fuel VLGCs from HD HHI, for delivery from early 2029 to the second quarter of 2030. Dorian LPG has ordered three from Hanwha Ocean, due in 2030.
  
  There are currently 183 LPG dual-fuel vessels in operation globally, with another 165 such vessels on order through 2030, according to DNV data. Source: ENGIИE
- 2026-10-21
  Oil rises on Middle East supply worries
  Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday on Middle East supply concerns, with traders wary of Red Sea shipping risks and threats to oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Which sectors are most sensitive to Red Sea shipping risks? Brent crude futures rose... Read more Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday on Middle East supply concerns, with traders wary of Red Sea shipping risks and threats to oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
  
  Which sectors are most sensitive to Red Sea shipping risks?
  Brent crude futures rose 85 cents, or 0.78%, to $109.64 per barrel as of 0022 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 76 cents, or 0.78%, to $98.58 per barrel.
  
  A supertanker caught fire after striking a sea mine south of the Strait of Hormuz while "violating" Iranian regulations, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Tuesday, according to Iranian media. There were at least 18 vessel attacks reported over two weeks, shiptracker Kpler said in a note on Monday.
  
  "Attacks on tankers have expanded beyond the Strait of Hormuz," LSEG analysts said in a note. "Iran has been targeting vessels as far south as the Gulf of Oman, threatening loadings outside of the Arab Gulf, as well as the ship-to-ship transfers that have helped to support Middle East loadings as the conflict has dragged on."
  
  The Houthis on Monday claimed responsibility for attacks on a Saudi Aramco site in Yanbu, the Shaybah oilfield and Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and Abha airports.
  
  How have Saudi energy stocks reacted to these attacks?
  The death toll from a Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces on Monday rose to 73 as fighting intensified.
  
  Prices had fallen in the previous trading session after Iran’s president discussed mediation efforts in a meeting with Pakistan’s army chief in Tehran.
  
  On Tuesday, Brent crude futures settled down 76 cents, or 0.69%, at $108.79, after touching a five-month high of $111.99. The November contract for US West Texas Intermediate crude, which expired on Tuesday, settled down $1.87, or 1.8%, at $101.79.
  
  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a television interview aired on Tuesday that Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen’s Houthis to its offer to help broker peace talks.
  
  In the US, two Energy Department officials said on Tuesday they were working with refiners around the world to boost fuel output as a diesel shortage has raised prices.
  
  US crude oil stockpiles were expected to have fallen last week along with product inventories, an extended Reuters poll showed on Tuesday. Eight analysts polled by Reuters estimated, on average, that crude inventories fell by about 800,000 barrels in the week ended October 16.
  
  Source: Reuters/Investing.com
- 2026-10-21
  Europe’s Power Demand Returns to Growth
  Despite weakening industrial activity and high energy costs, European electricity demand is bucking years of flailing power consumption. Rising electrification rates and the data center boom are the key drivers of this new trend in Europe’s power demand,... Read more Despite weakening industrial activity and high energy costs, European electricity demand is bucking years of flailing power consumption.
  
  Rising electrification rates and the data center boom are the key drivers of this new trend in Europe’s power demand, which is set to gather momentum in the coming years amid the EU’s energy transition and the global AI boom.
  
  Europe’s electricity demand growth is nowhere near the pace seen in the United States and China in recent years, but it’s a marked shift nevertheless, after years of declining or stagnant power consumption.
  
  The Age of Electricity, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) put it in its 2026 Electricity report, is gathering pace even in Europe. The renewed growth in power demand is changing long-term assumptions and forecasts about power markets, and posing new challenges for policymakers and grid operators.
  
  Return to Growth
  
  Electricity demand in the European Union inched up by 0.5% in 2025, below the 2024 increase of 1.9%, according to data by clean energy think tank Ember.
  
  Then, over the past year, top European economies, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, saw power demand growth in most months, according to data by BloombergNEF. Portugal and the Nordic countries are also seeing steep growth in electricity consumption this year, with all figures adjusted for weather impacts, per BNEF’s analysis.
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  The weather impacts, especially the several extreme heat waves in Europe this past summer, are prompting a growing number of households to consider air conditioning. Last year, 23% of European households had AC at home, according to data by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
  
  Electrification for heating is also gathering momentum now amid soaring natural gas prices in the wake of the war in Iran.
  
  Not to mention record electric vehicle (EV) sales amid record-high fuel prices and a record number of newly available affordable models.
  
  In a landmark achievement, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) outsold gasoline-fueled cars for the first time over a full quarter in the second quarter of 2026, Transport & Environment, a European advocacy group for clean transport and energy, said in a report earlier this month.
  
  Home-charged electric cars cost 50% less to run than gasoline and diesel cars as of the middle of September 2026, according to Transport & Environment’s analysis.
  
  Official automotive figures also confirmed the findings—the fuel crisis is shifting buyer preferences to EVs.
  
  BEV sales in Europe, including the UK, Switzerland, and Norway, surged by 52.2% in August from a year earlier as record-high gasoline and diesel prices prompted drivers to flock to battery and hybrid vehicles, according to data by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, ACEA.
  
  The growth in Europe’s power demand is not a short-term trend, analysts say. It’s the beginning of a shift toward rising demand – even at lower rates than in the U.S. – due to the electrification drive and the data center boom.
  
  “A growing share of energy use is through electricity, and even if energy demand goes down, electricity demand is going up,” Per Lekander, CEO of London-based hedge fund Clean Energy Transition, told Bloomberg.
  
  “It’s unstoppable and it’s going to go on for decades.”
  
  Europe’s data center capacity is also growing and the UK and Germany are set to remain the largest markets through 2035, with 7.7 gigawatts (GW) and 5.1 GW, respectively, BNEF said in an outlook on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) last month.
  
  Spain and Finland will jump up the rankings as currently early-stage projects start to come online toward the end of the decade, while ongoing constraints in Ireland and the Netherlands will see them both drop out of the top five largest markets, according to BNEF.
  
  In total, the power capacity of European data centers is expected to double to top 30 GW by 2032, and further grow to 39 GW by 2035, BNEF reckons.
  
  Grid Constraints
  
  As power demand grows, the electricity supply is increasingly leaning into renewable energy as Europe and the UK stick with emission-reduction goals to become carbon-neutral by 2050. In the EU, solar power generation overtook coal generation in 2024. Last year, wind and solar combined exceeded fossil fuels in power generation for the first time, after drawing level in 2024, according to Ember’s data.
  
  This rise of renewable energy is placing a strain on Europe’s grids, which need a lot of investment to be able to incorporate soaring solar and wind output. That’s a pressing problem for the EU and the UK, with trillions of dollars needed to make the grids of the past suitable for future power generation and demand.
  
  At the end of last year, the European Commission unveiled the European Grids Package to fast-track grid upgrades and renewable project permits, and boost cross-border cooperation.
  
  The European Commission has estimated that $2.25 trillion (2 trillion euros) to $2.6 trillion (2.3 trillion euros) is required to meet grid needs until 2050, a review of the EU’s electricity grids by the European Court of Auditors showed last year.
  
  By the end of the decade, the EU would need $656 billion (584 billion euros) in investments as 40% of its distribution grids are over 40 years old, and cross-border transmission capacity is set to double by 2030, the Commission says. Source: Oilprice.com

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