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• Asia Pacific Sweet Crude Daily Market Analysis / Three Oct-loading Ichthys Field condensate cargoes scheduled / Five Kimanis crude cargoes scheduled for Oct loading / South Korea to import Argentine crude from 2027 after trial shipments
• Middle East Sour Crude Daily Market Analysis / ADNOC offers Upper Zakum, Das and Umm Lulu in eighth tender / Iraq’s SOMO hikes September, Asia OSP differentials by $1.50-$2.50/b / October ESPO Blend shipments almost fully cleared
• US West Coast Light End Daily Commentary / CA gasoline differentials end day mixed / Portland suboctane rises 4 cents/gal / Gulf Coast originates 75% Jones Act waivers
• Asia and Middle East Fuel Oil Daily Market Analysis / LSFO market structure weakens after cash premium posts weekly gain / Benchmark 380 CST HSFO cash premium rises to near 2-month high
• Asia and Middle Eastern Gasoil Daily Market Analysis / South Korea’s GS Caltex sells 600,000 barrels of gasoil for H2 Sep loading / Vietnam’s BSR ships first B5 biodiesel from Dung Quat refinery
• Asia and Middle Eastern Jet Daily Market Analysis / ARA jet fuel, kerosene stocks up 6% WOW / US extends Jones Act waiver for 90 days to boost fuel flows
• Asia and Middle Eastern Naphtha Daily Market Analysis / North Asian buyers seek naphtha for H2 Sep delivery / Kuwait Petroleum offers 70,000 mt naphtha for Sep 1-15 delivery
• Asia and Middle Eastern Gasoline Daily Market Analysis / India’s gasoline demand rises 0.80% MOM in July / CCR unit at Iran’s Tehran refinery 80% complete
• Asian Acrylonitrile Weekly Commentary / 11-Aug-2026 – 11-Aug-2026/623 am EST/1023 GMT / Buying appetite remains weak / CFR FEA stable at $1,540; SEA at $1,520 / Taekwang and Tongsuh maintains 100% for August
• Asia Phenol/Acetone Commentary / 11-Aug-2026 - 11-Aug-2026/1102 am EST/1502 GMT / Asian phenol prices fall $50/mt WOW / Acetone supply tightens