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Viewpoint: Trump tariffs may inflate midcon fuel costs
Viewpoint: Trump tariffs may inflate midcon fuel costs
Houston, 27 December (Argus) — President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on all Canadian imports would increase costs for producing US midcontinent road fuels, which are largely refined from Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude. Trump said in November that he plans to impose a 25pc tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada after he takes office on 20 January. Canadian crude is the top feedstock for Midwest refiners, accounting for 66pc of the region's crude runs in September, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. Parts of the Midwest — as well as California and the northeast US — lack sufficient pipeline capacity to process domestic crude or to receive refined products from elsewhere in the country, according to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), which represents many US refiners. So AFPM wants Trump to exclude crude and refined products from his proposed tariffs. Most refiners in the US midcontinent depend on heavy sour crudes, with over 20 marketers and refiners importing crude from Canada in September, including BP's 435,000 b/d Whiting, Indiana, refinery; Cenovus' 151,000 b/d Toledo refinery in Ohio; Marathon Petroleum's 140,000 b/d Detroit, Michigan, refinery; and Phillips 66's 356,000 b/d Wood River refinery in Roxana, Illinois. Generally, heavier sour crudes are less expensive than lighter, sweeter crudes like WTI. The US in September imported 4mn b/d of crude from Canada, accounting for 62pc of total US crude imports and a record high for the month, according to EIA data. The US midcontinent imported 2.6mn b/d of Canadian crude in the month, also a record high for September. In 2023, the region imported 2.7mn b/d of Canadian crude, the highest annual imports recorded for the region, according to the EIA. Canada could move more of its crude through its 590,000 b/d Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) pipeline to the Pacific coast, where it would head to international markets. US importers could also take more from countries like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela , which produce the heavy, sour crudes favored by refiners in the upper US midcontinent. Each supplied more than 200,000 b/d to the US in September, the largest exporters after Canada and Mexico, according to the EIA. Pipeline movements from the US Gulf coast to the US midcontinent would likely increase if the upper US midcontinent refiners try to replace Canadian heavy sour crude. The region received 23.5mn b/d of crude from the Gulf coast, as the southern US midcontinent processes WTI. But the region would probably face higher landed costs for crude originating from overseas. Refineries would have to be more disciplined with the increased feedstock costs that the threatened tariffs would impose, according to one market participant. The region would still have to rely on Canadian crude because US Gulf coast crude barrels would still cost more, and midcontinent refiners would have difficulty finding alternative sources. WCS Hardisty crude prices have averaged a discount of $17.08/bl to WTI Houston so far in the fourth quarter. For road fuel prices during the fourth quarter to date, Chicago gasoline prices averaged a 1.33¢/USG discount to the US Gulf coast and Chicago ultra low sulphur diesel averaged a 1.34¢/USG discount. But regional spreads between Chicago and the US Gulf coast could continue to narrow if midcontinent refiners reduce operating rates. By Hunter Fite Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Shell shuts oil unit at Singapore refinery
Shell shuts oil unit at Singapore refinery
Singapore, 27 December (Argus) — Shell has shut an oil unit at the 237,000 b/d Pulau Bukom refinery in Singapore to investigate a "suspected leak", said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) today. Shell informed the government agencies that they will have to shut one of its "oil processing units" at Pulau Bukom to facilitate investigations into a suspected leak. The exact oil processing unit cannot be confirmed, but it is a unit "used to produce refined oil products such as diesel". This means it is likely a crude distillation unit or a hydrocracking unit. Shell's initial estimates show that a few tonnes of oil products were leaked, together with cooling water discharge. Sea water is typically drawn to aid in the cooling process, according to the media release. This came after the 20 October leak at a pipeline at Pulau Bukom, when 30-40t of "slop" — or a mixture of oil and water — leaked into the sea, according to Shell. The gasoline market has shown little reaction so far with spreads being "stagnant" and "range bound", said a Singapore-based gasoline broker. But this could be because of a lack of market activity, with many traders away for holidays at the end of the year. The gasoil January-February spread last traded at $0.58/bl in backwardation at around 6:30pm Singapore time on 27 December, according to a Singapore-based gasoil broker. This marks a slight increase from an assessment of $0.55/bl in backwardation on 26 December, according to Argus pricing data. By Aldric Chew Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Viewpoint: SE Asian IMO2 MRs to rise on EU policy
Viewpoint: SE Asian IMO2 MRs to rise on EU policy
London, 27 December (Argus) — Rates for specialised Medium Range (MR) tankers in southeast Asia will be driven up in 2025 by changes in EU policy on deforestation, higher biofuels blending mandates, and new mandates in the aviation sector, all of which will support exports of biodiesels, feedstocks and palm oil. Demand for specialised MRs in southeast Asia is ruled by exports of palm oil to Europe and the US Gulf coast. Palm oil does not usually need to travel on IMO2 ships and can be moved on IMO3 vessels. But it is often moved as a part-cargo of between 5,000-15,000t so is often picked up by IMO2 or IMO2/3 vessels, which are more suitable as they have a higher number of segregated tanks. Kpler data show around 6.3mn t of palm oil was exported from Indonesia and Malaysia to the US Gulf and Europe in the January-November 2024 period. Palm oil deliveries from southeast Asia have been trending lower since 2020 with the product becoming less popular in Europe because of deforestation issues. On 4 December, an agreement was reached between the European Council and the European Parliament to delay the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by one year. This means larger companies will not be required to prove that their products, such as palm oil, did not contribute to deforestation until 30 December 2025. This has averted a potential rapid loss in palm oil exports to Europe in 2025 but there will probably be a substantial decline in exports later in the year as businesses prepare for the EUDR. In the short term, the decision to postpone the EUDR will probably boost cargo numbers heading to Europe as traders had been holding off for clear regulatory guidance. This will support freight rates for IMO2 MRs in the new year by pulling more IMO2/3s and IMO3s away from the market and by increasing the number of part cargoes available for IMO2s. Feedstock exports ramp up Indonesia and Malaysia also export many specialised products that require IMO2s, such as waste based feedstocks palm oil mill effluent (POME), palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) and used cooking oil (UCO), as well as finished biodiesels like Ucome. Kpler puts exports of these products to Europe at around 2.8mn t in the first 11 months of 2024, with POME cargoes making up 42pc of all shipments or around 1.2mn t. POME was included in Annex IX Part A of the EU's renewable energy directive (RED), meaning member states can count it twice towards their renewable energy goals. Exports of feedstocks and biodiesels to Europe will probably rise in 2025 as blending mandates rise and because of a reduction in the carryover of emissions tickets in Germany and the Netherlands. Argus estimates European demand for biodiesel Pomeme to rise by around 36pc on the quarter in first three months of 2025 to around 3.5mn litres. Higher requirements for biofuels and feedstocks in Europe should push up demand for products like POME, PFAD, and UCO from Malaysia and Indonesia and support higher IMO2 demand in southeast Asia. But this could be tempered by an Indonesian ruling to include an export permit for POME and PFAD that requires participants to fulfil their cooking oil domestic market obligation. SAF mandates begin in Europe Exports of HVO and SAF from Singapore to Europe also make up part-cargo demand for IMO2 MRs. Argus forecasts European HVO demand will rise by 85pc on the quarter to 2,582mn l in the first three months of 2025. New 2pc SAF mandates in the EU and UK in 2025 will provide a sizable rise in SAF demand. This should spur a jump in cargoes loading from Singapore — driving up demand for part-cargo space on IMO2 MRs. By Leonard Fisher-Matthews Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Viewpoint: Policy doubts hit Australia's biofuel sector
Viewpoint: Policy doubts hit Australia's biofuel sector
Sydney, 27 December (Argus) — Australia's biofuels sector has garnered significant interest during the first 2½ years of the current federal Labor government, but uncertainty over key policy support measures has stymied investment and led developers to question whether 2025 will be a year of reform. Labor secured its first majority government since 2007 in the mid-2022 election and subsequently pledged to cut Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 43pc on 2005 levels by 2030. But the country is not on track to meet this ambitious target because of slow progress decarbonising its electricity and transport sectors. Biofuels have become increasingly popular, given decarbonising hard-to-abate transport industries is seen as key to reaching the 2030 goal. Canberra has committed to a low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) standard, which the industry views as crucial to enabling investment in processing, refineries and new feedstock crops. In its May 2024 budget, the federal government expressed a desire to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) industries. The outcomes of consultations are expected to be released imminently. On the demand side, a regulatory impact analysis of the costs and benefits associated with mandates for LCLF has been promised, but no timeframe has been released. Domestic refiners Ampol and Viva, as well as BP at its former Kwinana refinery, have expressed interest in biofuel production but all require certainty on demand and supply-side support mechanisms. Australian bioenergy developer Jet Zero and a consortium including major airlines aim to build a 113mn litres/yr plant in the northern part of Queensland state, but initial engineering for the concept has not yet been completed. The consortium plans to convert bioethanol from domestic agricultural byproducts like sugarcane molasses into SAF and HVO through the alcohol-to-jet pathway, with production expected to start in 2027. Jet Zero is also planning to produce SAF through the Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) production pathway in a 50:50 joint venture with Aperion Bioenergy. But the project, which is still in its feasibility stage, is facing hurdles in pricing the feedstock offtake agreements or term contracts. Complicating the picture, heavy transport is now showing greater signs of electrification, as demonstrated by iron ore producer Fortescue's major order for new electric haul trucks. Regardless, the introduction of new safeguard mechanism laws requiring large emitters to reduce pollution has led Australia's fuel companies to increase HVO sales, with 500,000l contracts now signed on a regular basis despite the higher costs. Australian coal mining firm Stanmore has tested a 20pc HVO blend at its Bowen basin Poitrel mine, demonstrating an increasing acceptance of biofuels by customers. Ampol and Viva both sell fatty acid methyl esters (Fame) based biofuel blends at 5pc, 10pc and 20pc. Ampol has two projects in the pipeline: a co-processing facility that would supply up to 60mn l/yr by 2026 and the Brisbane renewable fuels joint venture, which would be a larger project of 0.5bn-1bn l/yr and is due for a final investment decision by late 2025. Viva has been less forthcoming about its plans for biofuel production since it announced a new biofuel blending venture at its 120,000 b/d Geelong refinery in 2023. There will be a federal election no later than mid-May 2025 and both major parties are keen to enhance their green image while supporting regional communities and manufacturing jobs. New regulatory support is crucial if Australia is to transition from supplying significant quantities of feedstock for biofuels to other countries, particularly tallow and canola seed, to producing its own renewable fuels. Australia's increasing reliance on imported oil products and foreign crude, along with a worsening geopolitical backdrop, has started to raise concerns in Canberra. This could be the deciding factor in whether the government will create the required regulatory environment for a local biofuels industry to thrive. By Tom Major and Tom Woodlock Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2024. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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