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Prices, spreads, freight rates and assessment methodology across fuels and energy.
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NewsMarkets
Operational updates compiled by the US Energy Information Administration indicate an accelerating pivot toward solar-plus-storage hybrids, elevating grid flexibility and generation economics.
Refined Fuels Partners · October 30, 2026
AnalysisRefined Fuels & Fuel Oil
Firming residual fuel pricing across Asian trading hubs presents margin tests for bunkering and utilities, while opening strategic blending and hedging avenues for agile market participants.
Refined Fuels Partners · October 24, 2026
AnalysisEnergy
The completion of well plug and abandonment alongside offshore infrastructure removal demonstrates the evolving operational discipline and marine logistics shaping mature UK Continental Shelf assets.
Refined Fuels Partners · October 20, 2026
NewsShipping & Logistics
A significant acquisition within the crude tanker sector highlights prevailing optimism regarding future freight rates and strategic positioning in global oil logistics.
Refined Fuels Partners · October 16, 2026
AnalysisShipping & Logistics
The Baltic Dry Index experienced a marginal adjustment this week, yet its underlying components reveal nuanced trends across different vessel classes, offering insights into global commodity flows and shipping demand.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 23, 2026
AnalysisMarkets
An examination of the key components influencing distillate fuel oil costs, highlighting the interplay between crude oil, refining economics, and logistical factors in the current market landscape.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 18, 2026
AnalysisShipping & Logistics
As digital integration accelerates across the shipping sector, the question of who controls and benefits from vessel operational data is becoming increasingly complex. This analysis explores the implications for efficiency, compliance, and competitive advantage.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 15, 2026
NewsShipping & Logistics
A groundbreaking collaboration between maritime carrier NORDEN and technology giant Microsoft, utilising the RSB Book & Claim registry, demonstrates a practical pathway for immediate emissions reductions in shipping, even as sustainable fuel markets mature.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 2, 2026
NewsCommodities
Iraq's increased crude oil exports in August, driven by competitive pricing, underscore its dynamic role in global energy supply and market balancing.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 2, 2026
NewsShipping & Logistics
EuroHoldings is capitalising on robust container shipping rates, securing long-term charter agreements to generate stable revenue streams that will support its existing product tanker fleet amidst evolving energy trade dynamics.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 2, 2026
AnalysisRefined Fuels & Fuel Oil
A recent development sees Alkagesta joining the Argus Open Markets window for European biodiesel, HVO, and UCO, reflecting growing participation in benchmark price assessment processes across sustainable fuels markets.
Refined Fuels Partners · September 1, 2026
AnalysisMarkets
Maltese commodity trading house incorporates European carbon allowances and upcoming ETS2 coverage alongside its physical oil, biofuel and jet fuel desks.
Refined Fuels Partners · August 18, 2026
NewsOil
Alkagesta Ltd has joined the S&P Global Commodity Insights physical naphtha Market on Close pricing process across EMEA, expanding participant diversity in regional light ends trade.
Refined Fuels Partners · August 7, 2026
AnalysisCommodities
As maritime bottlenecks and gas input constraints push FOB Egypt urea past $800 a tonne, trading desks and supply chain operators face a paradigm shift where quality assurance and route resilience outweigh baseline pricing.
Refined Fuels Partners · May 30, 2026
AnalysisEnergy
As ReFuelEU mandates intensify, European jet fuel procurement is pivoting from pure volume pricing toward physical midstream resilience, pipeline access, and certified distribution networks.
Refined Fuels Partners · May 28, 2026
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