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European jet fuel doubles crude price due to war
Market: Oil products
05/03/26
Jet fuel in northwest Europe traded at more than twice the prices of North Sea crude on 5 March, extending its record premium for a third consecutive day, as the war in the Mideast Gulf causes extreme volatility the jet fuel market.
Cif northwest European jet fuel held an $87.96/bl premium to the North Sea Dated benchmark crude basket and a $90.97/bl premium to front-month Ice Brent futures on Thursday, Argus assessments show.
North Sea Dated and front-month Ice Brent futures were assessed at $87.74/bl and $84.73/bl, respectively.
Premiums to crude — also known as refining margins or cracks — hit what was then a record high of over $70/bl on 3 March, before volatility in the market deepened on Wednesday. Price visibility collapsed on Thursday, with market participants unable to agree on levels because of the volatility, they said.
Jet fuel cracks in Europe are now more than 200pc higher on the month and over 350pc higher on the year.
Even though broader product supply has come under threat because of the war in the Mideast Gulf, jet fuel prices have taken off in a manner like never before, market participants said.
For comparison, jet fuel roughly holds a $25/bl premium to diesel at the moment — it was trading at around a $2-4/bl premium to diesel last week, and at a discount this time last year.
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