Wed 16 Nov 2016, 09:03 GMT

Oil and fuel oil hedging market update


By the Oil Desk at Freight Investor Services.



By the Oil Desk at Freight Investor Services Ltd.

Economic data/events

* 12pm: U.S. MBA mortgage applications for Nov. 11, prior -1.2%

* 1:30pm: U.S. Oct. PPI final demand y/y

* 2:15pm: U.S. Oct. industrial production m/m, est 0.2% (prior 0.1%)

* 3pm: Petrobras CEO Pedro Parente speaks at the Wilson Center, Washington

* 3pm: U.S. NAHB Housing Market Index, Nov.

* 3:20pm: TOPLive EIA begins

* 3:30pm: EIA weekly oil inventory report

* Today:

* IEA publishes annual World Energy Outlook in London

* European Refining Technology Conference, Lisbon

* Norwegian Operators Conference, Stavanger

* Genscape's weekly ARA crude stockpiles report

* Jan. preliminary Angola loading program

Singapore 380 cSt

Dec16 - 260.75 / 262.75

Jan17 - 258.75 / 260.75

Feb17 - 258.00 / 260.00

Mar17 - 257.75 / 259.75

Apr17 - 258.00 / 260.00

May17 - 258.50 / 260.50

Q1-17 - 258.00 / 260.50

Q2-17 - 258.50 / 261.00

Q3-17 - 260.25 / 263.25

Q4-17 - 262.00 / 265.00

CAL17 - 258.50 / 262.00

CAL18 - 267.00 / 272.00

Singapore 180 cSt

Dec16 - 268.00 / 270.00

Jan17 - 265.50 / 267.50

Feb17 - 264.75 / 266.75

Mar17 - 264.50 / 266.50

Apr17 - 264.75 / 266.75

May17 - 265.25 / 267.25

Q1-17 - 264.75 / 267.25

Q2-17 - 265.25 / 267.75

Q3-17 - 267.00 / 270.00

Q4-17 - 268.75 / 271.75

CAL17 - 265.75 / 269.25

CAL18 - 274.75 / 279.75

Rotterdam 3.5%

Dec16 238.50 / 240.50

Jan17 239.50 / 241.50

Feb17 240.50 / 242.50

Mar17 241.50 / 243.50

Apr17 242.50 / 244.50

May17 243.25 / 245.25

Q1-17 241.25 / 243.75

Q2-17 243.50 / 246.00

Q3-17 244.75 / 247.75

Q4-17 245.75 / 248.75

CAL17 242.75 / 246.25

CAL18 252.50 / 257.50



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