Middle East Commodity Markets (Arab Gulf & Fujairah)
The Middle East series cover FOB Arab Gulf refined products (loadings from Gulf refineries and terminals), FOB Fujairah products and weekly stocks at the Fujairah hub outside the Strait of Hormuz, and FOB Middle East and Iran urea.
Basin Mechanics & Arbitrage Links
Arab Gulf and Fujairah quotes are separate loading areas for the same products; Fujairah stock series are weekly inventories, not prices; Middle East urea is quoted FOB Gulf plants with daily and weekly series kept apart.
- Arab Gulf FOB refined products are loading-port values for cargoes from Gulf refineries; Fujairah FOB values are for cargoes at the Fujairah hub on the UAE east coast, outside the Strait of Hormuz.
- Fujairah stock series are weekly inventories in thousand barrels, not prices.
- Middle East urea series are FOB Gulf plant values; the “Non-US” weekly series excludes US-bound sales, and the daily and weekly Middle East series are separate histories.
- Refined products are USD/bbl (except fuel oil and naphtha in USD/mt); urea is USD/mt.
What Is Loaded for This Region
- 30 series: 17 physical prices, 9 forward curves, 4 stocks / fundamentals; 22 daily and 8 weekly.
- Units: USD/mt (14), USD/bbl (12), '000 bbl (3), USD/unit N (1). Values in different units are not converted or compared.
- Delivery terms: FOB (20), no Incoterm stated (10).
- Latest assessment dates range from 3 Sep 2026 to 4 Sep 2026.
- 12 freight routes touch this region (listed below).
Middle East Physical Benchmark Assessments
Official desk assessments tracked within this geographic corridor
| Benchmark Name | Trading Basis | Term | Latest Price | Unit | Frequency | Assessment Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naphtha — Arab Gulf | FOB Arab Gulf | FOB | $732.86/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoline 95 — Arab Gulf | FOB Arab Gulf | FOB | $120.18/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoline 92 — Arab Gulf | FOB Arab Gulf | FOB | $115.90/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Jet Kerosene — Arab Gulf | FOB Arab Gulf | FOB | $150.38/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoil 10ppm — Arab Gulf | FOB Arab Gulf | FOB | $156.55/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| HSFO 380 CST — Arab Gulf | FOB Arab Gulf | FOB | $499.17/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Naphtha — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $763.14/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoline 95 — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $125.55/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoline 92 — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $119.45/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Jet Kerosene — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $164.51/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoil 10ppm — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $165.84/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| HSFO 380 CST — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $629.69/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Marine Fuel 0.5% — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $828.77/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Naphtha Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $737.47/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoline 95 Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $118.26/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoline 92 Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $113.76/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Kerosene Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $150.22/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Gasoil Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $154.37/bbl | USD/bbl | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| HSFO 180 Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $533.75/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| HSFO 380 Forward — Arab Gulf | Arab Gulf swaps | — | $552.50/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Marine Fuel 0.5% Forward — Fujairah | FOB Fujairah | FOB | $750.00/mt | USD/mt | daily | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Fujairah Light Distillate Stocks | Fujairah | — | 1549.00 thousand barrels | '000 bbl | weekly | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Fujairah Middle Distillate Stocks | Fujairah | — | 1741.00 thousand barrels | '000 bbl | weekly | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Fujairah Heavy Distillate & Residue Stocks | Fujairah | — | 3122.00 thousand barrels | '000 bbl | weekly | 4 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Granular Urea — Middle East (Daily) | FOB Middle East | FOB | $430.00/mt | USD/mt | daily | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Prilled Urea — Middle East | FOB Middle East | FOB | $415.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Granular Urea — Middle East Non-US | FOB netback | FOB | $425.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Granular Urea — Iran | FOB Iran | FOB | $332.50/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Granular Urea Nutrient Value — Middle East | FOB netbacks | FOB | $7.95/unit N | USD/unit N | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
| Granular Urea Forward — Middle East | FOB Middle East | FOB | $410.00/mt | USD/mt | weekly | 3 Sep 2026 | Chart & History → |
Freight Routes Touching This Region
Routes whose published origin or destination matches this region. Each route keeps its own lot size and unit.
- Argentina to Iran Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $61.00 USD/mt · 28 Feb 2026
- Brazil to Iran Grain Freight RatesPanamax · $61.00 USD/mt · 28 Feb 2026
- Gasoil Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeLR2 · $9.10 USD/bbl · 4 Sep 2026
- Gasoil Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeGasoil · $9.47 USD/bbl · 4 Sep 2026
- Gasoline Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeLR1 · $7.87 USD/bbl · 4 Sep 2026
- Gasoline Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeGasoline · $7.34 USD/bbl · 4 Sep 2026
- HSFO 180 Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeHSFO 180 · $89.54 USD/mt · 4 Sep 2026
- HSFO 380 Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeHSFO 380 · $89.54 USD/mt · 4 Sep 2026
- Kerosene Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeLR2 · $8.58 USD/bbl · 4 Sep 2026
- Kerosene Freight: Arab Gulf to SingaporeKerosene · $8.93 USD/bbl · 4 Sep 2026
- Naphtha Freight: Arab Gulf to JapanLR2 · $119.27 USD/mt · 4 Sep 2026
- Naphtha Freight: Arab Gulf to JapanNaphtha · $130.14 USD/mt · 4 Sep 2026
Sources for the explanations on this page
- ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules (FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA definitions) — Meaning of the delivery terms used in the basis column.
- Series registry — basis and unit per series (shown in the table)
Prices and dates: loaded editions. Counts and ranges above: computed from the series registry and observations (methodology).