SINGAPORE: Pakist\u00adan\u2019s annual fuel oil exp\u00adorts hit an all-time high this year and are expected to trend steady to higher next year, as higher dom\u00adestic taxes deterred purchases while power plants are switching to cleaner alternatives, industry sources said.<\/p>\n
The uptick in Pakistan\u2019s fuel oil exports has added to supply in Asia, weighing further on prices in a market that is already well-supplied, traders and analysts said.<\/p>\n
Fuel oil exports from Pakistan reached a fresh high this year, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed.<\/p>\n
Exports so far this year have breached 1.4 million tonnes (about 8.9m barrels), up over 16pc from the full-year volume in 2024, the data from Kpler showed, with most of these exports ending up in Sou\u00adth\u00ad\u00adeast Asia and the Mid\u00addle East. LSEG data sho\u00adw\u00ad\u00aded exports at 1.33m tonnes so far in 2025, up from 1.11m tonnes last year.<\/p>\n
The cargoes were most\u00ad\u00adly high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) and added mainly to marine fuel supply, while some volumes went to refineries as feedstock, market sources said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan primarily ex\u00ad\u00adports HSFO to Asia which have been seeing an exc\u00ade\u00ad\u00adss in supply post-summer season and have depressed cracks in the region,\u201d said Valerie Panopio, vice president for oil commodity markets at Rystad Energy.<\/p>\n
Pakistani refiners sold more fuel oil via tenders this year after the government raised taxes for domestic fuel oil consumption, while power generators gravitate towards alternatives such as coal and solar.<\/p>\n
The leading Pakistan fuel oil exporter was Pak-Arab Refinery, according to traders, while other ex\u00ad\u00adp\u00adorters included Cnergyi\u00ad\u00adco, Attock Refinery, Natio\u00adnal Refinery and Pakistan Refinery.<\/p>\n
Cnergyico, which is the country\u2019s largest oil refiner, has said it aims to boost exports. The company exported about 247,000 tonnes of fuel oil in 2024-25, its vice-chairman Usama Qureshi said.<\/p>\n
Mr Qureshi added that he expects at least 50pc growth this fiscal year, supported by increased use of light-sweet crude that lifted its output of very low sulphur fuel oil.<\/p>\n
The company has partnered up with global trading house Vitol to supply more low-sulphur marine fuel from Pakistani ports.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trend in furnace oil exports is only going to increase going forward in 2026,\u201d said Syed Nazir Abbas Zaidi, secretary general of Pakistan\u2019s oil companies advisory council. \u201cFuel oil is no longer viable in electricity generation, and no longer profitable to sell in the domestic market, following the last budget,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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