State-owned QatarEnergy Marketing raised its January Qatar Sulphur Price (QSP) to $166/t fob, up by $3/t from December's $163/t fob Ras Laffan/Mesaieed.
The January QSP implies a delivered price to China of $185-191/t at current freight rates, which were last assessed on 19 December at $19-21/t to south China and $23-25/t to Chinese river ports for a 30,000-35,000t shipment.
The announced monthly QSP fob price has risen by $92/t over a year, from $74/t fob Qatar in January 2024.
