Singapore's September marine fuel sales largely steady above 4.7 mln tons

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) — Marine fuel sales in Singapore held above 4.7 million metric tons for a third consecutive month in September, official data showed on Tuesday. The volume edged just 1% lower month-on-month and was softer by 0.8% year-on-year, data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore showed. Sales for high-sulphur marine fuels eased in September, with volumes down 4.9% from August, while low-sulphur bunker volumes rebounded 1.1% over the previous month to 2.22 million tons. Total marine gasoil sales gained for a fifth straight month, hitting about 380,000 tons. Conventional fuels continued to dominate the bunkering market, though alternative fuels market share climbed to about 3% in September from 2% to 2.5% of total volumes in previous months. Total bio-blended bunker sales rebounded 45.1% month-on-month to 83,200 tons, hitting a six-month high. Meanwhile, liquefied natural gas bunker sales dipped 12.2% from the previous month, totalling 51,500 tons for September. Total LSFO Bio-blended LSFO MFO Bio-blended MFO LSMGO Bio-blended LSMGO MGO Bio-blended MGO ULSFO B100 LNG Methanol Jan-26 5,228.1 2,561.2 46.0 2,159.7 14.3 402.1 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.3 Fe