By Cassandra Yap
SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Singapore's onshore fuel oil stockpiles dipped to a two-week low in the week ended May 15 as net imports dwindled, data showed on Thursday.
Inventories for fuel oil fell 7.89% to 19.115 million barrels (3.01 million metric tons), after hitting a three-week high in the week ended May 8, Enterprise Singapore data showed.
Total imports slumped 58% in the absence of Russian arrivals, while arrivals from top importers Malaysia and Brazil were about halved week-on-week.
Total exports also fell 39%, with most of the cargoes ending up in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Net imports decreased by 591,431 tons, or 66% week-on-week to hit 305,349 tons, the lowest figure logged since the week ended March 20. The week ended March 13 recorded 65,695 tons of net imports.
The cash differential for 380-cst high sulphur fuel oil
were rangebound between $7.50 and $8.50 a ton, while the premium for 0.5% low sulphur fuel oil rose above $6 a ton.
Week to May 15, Fuel oil (in Total Total Net Imports
metric tons) Imports Exports
AUSTRALIA 0 31,349 -31,349
BRAZIL 100,688 0 100,688
BULGARIA 71,263 0 71,263
HONG KONG 0 73,376 -73,376
INDONESIA 29,524 6,681 22,843
JAPAN 71,790 0 71,790
KOREA, REP OF 20,601 0 20,601
MALAYSIA 153,800 68,596 85,204
MYANMAR 0 0 0
NEPAL 0 41 -41
NEW CALEDONIA 0 54,996 -54,996
NIGERIA 0 0 0
SPAIN 34,815 0 34,815
TAIWAN 20,696 0 20,696
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 37,212 0 37,212
TOTAL 540,389 235,040 305,350
(Data from Enterprise Singapore)
(Reporting by Cassandra Yap; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
((cassandra.yap@thomsonreuters.com))
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