Rotterdam 380-cst average up in July

Thu 5 Aug 2010, 09:12 GMT

Rotterdam 380-cst average up in July

Average 380-centistoke price rises by $1 per tonne at Europe's top bunker port.

The average price of 380-centistoke (cst) fuel oil in Rotterdam rose by $1 per tonne, or 0.2 percent, during the month of July, according to Bunker Index price data.

The 380-cst average at Europe's leading bunker port increased to $422 per tonne last month, up from $421 per tonne in June.

Please find a table below outlining average monthly Rotterdam 380-cst prices between January 2009 and July 2010.

Month	Average ($/mt)	Low	High
Jul 10	422	397.00	438.00
Jun 10	421	406.00	435.00
May 10	435	389.00	487.00
Apr 10	466	452.00	483.00
Mar 10	449	435.00	468.00
Feb 10	439	418.00	459.00
Jan 10	455	429.00	486.00
Dec 09	440	417.00	464.00
Nov 09	455	441.00	467.00
Oct 09	426	387.00	458.00
Sep 09	405	386.00	422.00
Aug 09	423	405.00	436.00
Jul 09	382	356.00	412.00
Jun 09	380	364.00	399.00
May 09	325	277.00	364.00
Apr 09	275	250.00	289.00
Mar 09	241	220.00	270.00
Feb 09	239	220.00	258.00
Jan 09	228	176.00	258.00

Netherlands Rotterdam (NL)


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