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VLCCs weaken in Persian Gulf

Rates for VLCCs heading to Asia from the Persian Gulf were weaker on Friday after a quieter week of fixing, with daily income down to about $30,000 per day.

DIRTY

AG

DESH VIRAAT 265 03/13 AG/JAPAN 53 NPI

KOS 273 03/12 AG/SKOREA 50.75 S OIL

SAHAM 267.5 03/10 RAS TANURA/ONSAN 52 S OIL

BLUE TOPAZ 256 03/09 AG/THAILAND 55 PTT

COSCO TBN 265 03/03 RAS TANURA/RAYONG 54 IRPC

SUEZ RAJAN 130 03/14 AG/USG 45 CHEVRON

DYNACOM TBN 140 03/05 AG/ITALY USD 1.85M ERG

ALBERTA TBN 80 03/11 AG/SPORE-FUJAIRAH-SALALAH 105-475K-675K BP

WAF

SONANGOL NAMIBE 130 03/17 WAF/USAC 78.75 SUN

AMERICAS

SKS SKEENA 140 03/06 ECMEX/SPAIN 50 CEPSA

PRISCO MIZAR 142.5 03/04 ECMEX/SPAIN 47.5 REPSOL

WILSKY 130 03/03 CARIBS/EAST RNR REPSOL

GENMAR MINOTAUR 70 03/02 ECMEX/USG 125 CITGO

GULF PEARL 50 03/06 COVENAS/CHIR GRANDE-USG 155-145 CLEARLAKE

YVES JACOB 50 03/03 SANTO TOMAS/USG 150 BP

POLYAIGOS 50 02/29 CBS/USAC 145 +5HH NUSTAR

MED

TORM VALBORG 80 03/05 LIBYA/MED RNR REPSOL

CIELO DI PARIGI 30 03/07 BSEA/ITALY 190 ENI

VALGARDENA 30 03/01 FIUMICINO/MED 190 CSSSA

KALTENE 30 02/29 BSEA/MED RNR VITOL

MISS CLAUDIA 30 02/25 MALTA/AL KHOMS RNR SHELL

UKC

EURONIKE 135 03/08 MONGSTAD/ECC 70 IRVING

BALTIC

SEAMAGIC 100 03/04 PRIMORSK/UKC 77.5 VITOL

BRITISH CORMORANT 100 03/04 PRIMORSK/UKC 77.5 ST SHIPPING

PACIFIC GALAXY 100 03/01 KLAIPEDA/UKC RNR MAERSK OIL

FAR EAST

TBN 80 03/15 VAN GOGH/EAST 75 MERCURIA

NEW ACCORD 80 03/11 INDO/SKOREA 87 SK

TBN 80 03/01 SPORE/ULSAN 90 SINOPEC

SWARNA GODAVARI 58 03/09 SERIA/DAESAN 112.5 HYUNDAI

BRIGHTOIL LEAGUE 60 02/27 THAILAND/SPORE USD 350K ENOC

CLEAN

AMERICAS

HARUNA EXPRESS 38 03/03 USG/BRAZIL 167.5 PETROBRAS

ARDMORE SEAMASTER 38 02/28 USG/OPTS RNR CNR

CEYLON 38 02/28 USG/UKC 92.5 CNR

CHALLENGE PLUS 38 SUBS/NO DETAILS RNR CNR

Fixtures provided by Lone Star Tankers/RS Platou

Published: 14:32 GMT, 24 Feb 12 | updated: 14:32 GMT, 24 Feb 12
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