ENGINE on Fuel Switch Snapshot: FuelEU pooling values fall for B100 and LBM

Once a week, bunker intelligence platform ENGINE will publish a snapshot of alternative and conventional bunker fuel prices in the world’s two biggest bunkering hubs. The following is the latest snapshot:

• B100 and LBM pooling values tumble by $100–175/mt
• Dutch ZRE A tickets decline €10/mtCO2e
• Singapore B100 flips back to discount to LSMGO

ENGINE-assessed FuelEU Maritime pooling values for B100 and liquefied biomethane (LBM) on EU-EU voyages have fallen sharply over the past week.

OceanScore’s FuelEU Pooling Index has declined by €32/mtCO2e ($37/mtCO2e) over the same period.

The drop has reduced B100’s potential pooling value by $107/mt to $531/mt. LBM’s potential pooling value has fallen by an even greater $149–174/mt to $737–864/mt, depending on engine type and methane slip.

Lower pooling values have also weakened the fuels’ overall affordability against some conventional fuels on EU-EU voyages.

B100’s discount to HSFO in Rotterdam has narrowed by $46/mt to just $1/mt, and its discount to VLSFO has narrowed by $45/mt to $104/mt. But its discount to LSMGO has widened slightly by $4/mt to $432/mt, following a sharp increase in LSMGO prices.

LBM’s discounts to LSMGO have narrowed by $92–122/mt to $667–865/mt, while its discounts to LNG have narrowed by $129/mt to $415–422/mt over the past week.

Meanwhile in Singapore, B100 has flipped to a $79/mt discount to LSMGO for EU-nonEU voyages, after briefly rising to a $44/mt premium over LSMGO the week prior.

Liquid fuels

Rotterdam’s HSFO and VLSFO prices have risen by $9-10/mt over the past week. A $24/mt increase in front-month ICE Brent futures has supported bunker prices, but a $15/mt decline in EU ETS costs has capped further gains.

Rotterdam’s B100 price has climbed by $54/mt during the same period. A €10/mtCO2e drop in Dutch ZRE A ticket prices has added some upward pressure to B100 prices.

Singapore’s VLSFO price has increased by $16/mt, while its LSMGO price has shot up by $101/mt over the past week. In contrast, the port’s B100 price has fallen by $22/mt during the same period.

Liquid gases

Rotterdam’s LNG bunker prices have risen by $22–51/mt over the past week. $16–17/mt increases in estimated EU ETS costs for LNG, combined with $1–26/mt reductions in FuelEU pooling values, have added upward pressure to prices. The impact of lower pooling values has been greatest for vessels fitted with low-methane-slip diesel slow speed engines.

The port’s LBM prices have increased by even steeper $151–180/mt, depending on engine type.

Singapore’s LNG prices have risen by $21–36/mt over the past week.

By Konica Bhatt

Photo credit and source: ENGINE
Published: 9 June, 2026