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Russian Fuel Oil Exports Increasingly Head to Asia in November

OIL PRODUCTS

Asia accounted for over 70% of Russia’s fuel oil arrivals in November – 10% higher than October according to Vortexa.

  • Russia is facing limited export options because of lower demand from the Middle East.
  • Russian fuel oil arrivals into Singapore set a record of 200kbd in November, with 60% of the volume discharging into offshore floating storage in Tanjung Pelepas.
  • Indian imports of Russian fuel oil are up for a fourth consecutive month while China has reversed Octobers dip. (China is expected to increase Russian fuel oil buying because of the new 3mn ton quota for Shandong refiners.)
  • Middle East refineries returning from maintenance – such as Al Zour – are set to boost Asian bound fuel oil cargoes in the short term and further pressure Russian supplies in need of an outlet.
  • See chart for overall slipping Russian fuel oil exports but boost to Asia.



source: Vortexa

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