May 24, 2017

World Fuel Services Corporation

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016

Filed February 21, 2017

File No. 001-09533

Dear Mr. Skinner:

Reference is made to the comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) dated May 12, 2017 from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) with respect to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed by World Fuel Services Corporation (the “Company”) with the Commission via EDGAR on February 21, 2017.

The Company is diligently working to prepare an appropriate response to each of your comments, but in order to allow sufficient time for adequate internal and external review, the Company believes that it will require additional time beyond the ten business days referred to in the Comment Letter. Accordingly, the Company respectfully requests an extension of the time to respond to the Comment Letter until June 9, 2017.

We are grateful for the Staff’s assistance in this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further comments or questions at (305) 428-8233.

Sincerely,

/s/ R. Alexander Lake

R. Alexander Lake

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Brad Skinner

Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

Office of Natural Resources

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549-3561

VIA EDGAR