SINGAPORE, June 27 (Reuters) - Singapore's middle distillates stockpiles were little changed from a week earlier as gains in net exports of diesel/gasoil were offset by the declines in jet fuel/kerosene, official data showed on Thursday.
Diesel/gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene inventories at key oil storage hub Singapore were at 8.879 million barrels for the week, compared with 8.864 million barrels last week.
Total imports of diesel/gasoil cargoes were minimal this week, declining by almost 80% from a week earlier.
Volumes were only prominent - totalling around 35,000 metric tons - from regional supplier Thailand, the data showed.
More arrivals are expected from northeast Asia in the coming two weeks, Kpler shiptracking data showed, with Reuters tender records showing that sales from key refiners were little changed in June and July.
Meanwhile, on the diesel/gasoil export front, total volumes edged up 2% from the previous week.
Exports to regional destinations such as Indonesia and Myanmar were robust.
For jet fuel/kerosene, China arrival volumes of around 16,000 tons were the main reason for the big increments from a week earlier.
There are still strong expectations for China jet fuel exports to stay firm in the near term, some trade sources said, adding that it is still lucrative for majors to export the aviation fuel now on a spot-sales basis.
Total exports of the aviation fuel slipped almost 8% week on week, but higher volumes to Indonesia limited the downtrend.
(1 ton = around 7.45 barrels for gasoil) (1 ton = around 7.88 barrels for jet fuel/kerosene)
(Reporting by Trixie Yap; Editing by Vijay Kishore)
