Singapore bunker or ship fuel prices were steady to weaker on Thursday despite a firmer cargo market on thinning demand.
Dealers put 380-centistoke (cst) bunker fuel oil at a wide range of $178-$183 a tonne, from Wednesday's $181/$183 market.
They quoted 180-cst prices $7 a tonne above 380-cst.
A trader with an oil major cut deals for 380-cst at $182 and at $189 for 180-cst. Another dealer sold 2,000 tonnes of 380-cst at $181.
Shipowners sought just 10,000 tonnes, from 10,000 to 15,000-tonne inquiries on Thursday.
Some support was seen in fresh government data which showed onshore inventories of residual fuel down for a second-straight week, off 478,000 barrels to 12.577 million barrels in the week ended Wednesday.
However, stocks are still 42 percent higher than levels a year ago.
Marine gas oil was quoted at $345, steady from Wednesday and about $5 above levels a week ago.
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