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Asia and Middle Eastern Jet Daily Market Analysis / Aug-Sep swap time spread at 8-week high of $8.58/b July 14 / Vietnam’s jet imports rise to 6-month high in June

Jul 17, 2026

Asian jet fuel/kerosene sentiment eased slightly in the paper segment, as the US reversed its plans to charge fees for securing the Strait of Hormuz. The physical market was heard rebalancing as market participants were evaluating the medium-term impact of the Middle East war. “August [supply] is okay, but September and October are in question — do people have to start preparing? But there is plenty of crude around at least for now,” said a North Asia-based jet trader on the availability of jet fuel and its feedstock. The re-escalation of the Middle East conflict threatened oil supplies from the region, pushing the paper market to an eight-week high. the front-month August-September FOB Singapore jet fuel/kerosene swaps time spread — an indicator of the near-term market outlook — at plus...

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