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Dated Brent Report – Marginal Disconnect
The Dated Brent market continues to drift lower, with the May'25 DFL falling from a high of over $1.40/bbl last Wednesday (23 Apr) to $0.70/bbl at the time of writing on 29 Apr. Simultaneously, the lower crude levels have supported the M1 European refinery margin, which strengthened from $6.75/bbl on 23 Apr to $8.10/bbl at the time of writing. We saw banks selling the DFL to hedge these high margin levels, which drift higher as Dated Brent weakens further.
Dated Brent Report – Reload
The Dated market has retreated from the bullish hysteria since our last report on 1 April. There, intense stop-out flows saw decade-high trading volumes in the DFL. While the physical was more quiet, the futures was a completely different beast, and we have covered the 'Liberation Day' fuelled sell-off extensively elsewhere. Futures weakness was at odds with Dated strength, and physical differentials above $1/bbl is a testament to that. It is now a WTI story, with Midland setting the curve. Gunvor was the preeminent bullish player, taking May expiry cargos and lifting WTI Midland cargos in the window. Recently, Total and BP were also buyers. However, the bullish sentiment has waned, with US-based sellers, like Exxon, entering the fray. There is better selling in the front of the curve by multiple players, especially on 14 April, and it remains to be seen how much lower they can push down the diffs, if they continue.
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Dubai Market Report – Back to Basics
The Brent/Dubai complex saw a bullish shift with May'25 Brent/Dubai surpassing -$1/bbl for the first time since mid-March. In contrast to flat price, differentials were unresponsive to OPEC+ speeding up its oil output hike. The bullish catalyst was Aramco cutting its May OSP to its lowest level in four years. Short covering flows from trade houses and funds exacerbated the upwards move.
Dubai Market Report – Fire Sale
The Brent/Dubai complex saw a bullish shift with May'25 Brent/Dubai surpassing -$1/bbl for the first time since mid-March. In contrast to flat price, differentials were unresponsive to OPEC+ speeding up its oil output hike. The bullish catalyst was Aramco cutting its May OSP to its lowest level in four years. Short covering flows from trade houses and funds exacerbated the upwards move.
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