Asia's naphtha crack was near a two-week high of $52.40 a tonne on Wednesday, supported by demand from petrochemical makers. South Korea's SK Energy, Lotte Chem and Malaysia-based Titan were looking to replenish stocks. Lotte Chem bought three cargoes of naphtha averaging a total of 75,000 tonnes for second-half April delivery at premiums of about $3.50 a tonne to Japan quotes on a cost-and-freight (C&F) basis.
This was lower versus around $5 a tonne premium Lotte Chem had paid in late February for cargoes scheduled for first-half April delivery. Asia's gasoline crack eased 1.9 percent from a five-month high in the previous session to $5.77 a barrel on Wednesday.
Singapore's cash deals were at a standstill but there were more than 12 bids seen against two offers. Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas expects to start offering oil products from its new refining-petrochemical complex in April as the project moves toward full commercial production in October, a senior company official said.
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