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Koustav Samanta

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  • Senior Editor, Asia and Middle East Oil Markets, S&P Global
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Journalist | Senior Editor, Asia & Middle East Oil Markets at @SPGlobal , ex-@Reuters. Views - Personal; RTs ≠ Endorsements
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Asia's HSFO cash differentials fall to lowest since Dec 2025 on increasing supply

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By Koustav Samanta Verified, Iris Leung, Alvinn Philips
| S&P Global Verified
Asia's high sulfur fuel oil cash differentials declined July 7 to their widest discounts so far in 2026, weighed by expectations of increasing near-term supply from the Middle East, market sources said, adding that renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz may disrupt oil flows from the Persian Gulf.
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Singapore's low-sulfur marine fuel arrivals from West to rise in July: traders

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By Koustav Samanta Verified, Tommy Petrou, Iris Leung
| S&P Global Verified
Singapore's low sulfur fuel oil arrivals from Western markets are expected to rise in July after five consecutive months of decline ended in June, according to traders, who were optimistic that the recovering arbitrage inflows would help build the region's stockpiles after a sizable drawdown during the war in the Middle East.
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Asian HSFO market structure, refining margins fall to prewar levels on US-Iran deal

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By Koustav Samanta Verified, Alvinn Philips
| S&P Global Verified
The Asian high sulfur fuel oil market structure and refining margins fell to their lowest levels since the war in the Middle East began late February, after the US and Iran reached an initial peace agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reinstating the usual oil exports from the Persian Gulf, according to several trade sources and Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, data.
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