Tampa: The second-quarter price of molten sulfur delivered to Tampa was $132/lt.
Refinery utilization rose last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Domestic capacity was rated at 92.4 percent for the week ending May 15, a 1.2 percent increase from the previous week’s 91.2 percent, and also higher than last year’s 88.7 percent and the five-year average of 88.6 percent.
Daily crude inputs rose as well, coming in at 16.213 million barrels/d, up 245,000 barrels from the previous week’s average of 15.968 million barrels/d.
U.S. Gulf: The Gulf prill market continued to be quoted in a range of $125-$135/mt FOB, with average transaction levels pinned at around $130/mt FOB.
Vancouver: Market players quoted the Vancouver spot market at $128-$138/mt FOB, an increase from the previous week’s range of $125-$135/mt FOB. Contract prices were quoted in the same range.
Netbacks to Alberta sulfur producers were unchanged at (-)$10-$85/mt FOB.
West Coast: Formed sulfur sold from the West Coast was unchanged at $125-$130/mt FOB, sources said.
Second-quarter molten contracts fell in a range of $90-$130/lt FOB.
ADNOC: Abu Dhabi sulfur was offered at $140/mt FOB Ruwais for the month of May.
Aramco: Saudi Aramco announced a June sulfur price of $142/mt FOB Jubail, a $2/mt increase from the May price of $140/mt FOB.
Tasweeq: May sulfur was listed at $139/mt FOB Ras Laffen.