OceanScore has launched the OceanScore Pool-Price Index (OPX), a benchmark for tracking FuelEU pooling prices in the maritime sector.
Published monthly, the OPX reflects the average cost of compliance surplus in euros per tonne of CO₂e, providing a reference for comparing surplus offers, assessing biofuel-based compliance, and negotiating charter party or SHIPMAN agreements.
“The lack of transparent pricing benchmarks has been one of the biggest obstacles to efficient FuelEU compliance,” said Albrecht Grell, Managing Director at OceanScore.
“Companies have been making million-dollar compliance decisions based on incomplete market information. OPX changes that fundamentally.”
“Simple averages can be misleading when transaction sizes vary significantly. Our volume-weighted approach ensures OPX reflects real industry rations, not just arithmetic means that may not represent typical deal sizes.”
The volume-weighted methodology will see small transactions (up to 1,499 tCO₂e) carry 70% weighting, medium (1,500–2,999 tCO₂e) 20%, and large (above 3,000 tCO₂e) 10%.
