OceanScore Pool-Price Index Market Commentary: August 2025
OceanScore’s OPX price for FuelEU Compliance Balances fell to €193 per ton of CO₂e in August – its lowest level since the OPX launched this summer.
The decline is mainly due to cheaper prices for small trades (1,000 tons or less), which are now also available below €200 per ton.
For larger volumes, prices have stayed steady, with offers starting at €175 per ton of CO₂e. The overall gap between offers is narrowing, showing more transparency in the market.
Although OPX hit a new low of €193 (down from €199 and over €200 earlier in the summer), most individual prices have now stabilised – suggesting the market may have reached a bottom.
As noted before, much of the surplus traded is “synthetic,” meaning it is only created after being sold. This option will end by year-end, which could push pooled surplus prices higher towards the end of the year. The current stabilisation could be an early sign of this shift.
At present, surplus supply is virtually unlimited and far greater than demand. Trading activity has picked up since the summer break, but growth remains constrained by the lack of standard Shipman and Charter Party clauses in contracts.
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