Asia Distillates-Gasoil 500ppm grade premium edges towards one-week high

29 May, 2017

- STOCK LEVELS: Gasoil stocks held independently in Europe's Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub at about 2.8 million tonnes were at their lowest since Jan. 5 due largely to demand in inland markets and the Mediterranean, PJK data showed.

- TENDERS: Indonesia's Pertamina is looking to buy a total of 529,000 litres of aviation gasoline for July to September delivery via Iso Tanks through a tender closing on June 2.

- China Aviation Oil (CAO) is looking to buy three 25,000-tonne cargoes of jet fuel for June 28 to July 2, July 12-15 and July 22-26 arrival at Huangpu, China, through a tender closing on May 31.

- The lowest offers in a tender by Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to buy two 10,000-tonnes jet fuel cargoes for July delivery were from Gulf Petrochem at $4.71 and $4.77 a barrel premium to Middle East quotes on a cost-and-freight (C&F) basis.

- The price formula is pegged to a 30-day period.

- The lowest offers in PSO's tender for two 55,000-tonne gasoil cargoes scheduled for July delivery to Pakistan were from Winson at $1.99 and $2.05 a barrel premium, pegged to a 30-day price formula.

- REFINERY NEWS: Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) said on Saturday it expects to restart some units at its Mina Abdulla refinery in June after maintenance, Kuwait agency Kuna reported.

- OTHER NEWS: India, which was seeking gasoil earlier due to refinery maintenance, remained the fastest growing major economy in the world last quarter, a Reuters poll of economists found.

- Infrastructure spending is expected to support India's growth, as will higher agricultural output if the monsoon rains prove favourable, the poll showed.

- Agriculture activities may have an impact on diesel demand as the fuel is used in farming and heavy equipment.

 

 

Copyright Reuters, 2017
 

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