Record January fuel oil exports from Kuwait's al-Zour refinery weigh on Asian market

Core Insights - Kuwait's al-Zour refinery has achieved record-high fuel oil exports in January following a recovery from an outage, with a significant portion of its shipments directed towards Southeast Asia [1] Group 1 - The al-Zour refinery ramped up fuel oil exports to all-time highs in January [1] - The increase in exports comes after the refinery recovered from an operational outage [1] - Most of the refinery's cargoes are being shipped to Southeast Asia, indicating a strategic market focus [1]