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Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Deep Fundamental Analysis

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Commodities

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<li>For the week ending 25/Apr, U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.7m barrels (vs. expectations of a 0.4m barrel build). Gasoline stockpiles fell more than expected.</li>
<li>Henry Hub headed for its first weekly gain in five weeks. The EIA reported a 107 Bcf storage build, below the expected 111 Bcf increase.</li>
<li>BP, TotalEnergies, Shell, Exxon, and Chevron saw YoY profit declines, but Shell, Exxon, and Chevron beat EPS estimates, while TotalEnergies and BP fell short of analyst expectations.</li>
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For the week ending 25/Apr, U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.7m barrels (vs. expectations of a 0.4m barrel build). Gasoline stockpiles fell more than expected.
Henry Hub headed for its first weekly gain in five weeks. The EIA reported a 107 Bcf storage build, below the expected 111 Bcf increase.
BP, TotalEnergies, Shell, Exxon, and Chevron saw YoY profit declines, but Shell, Exxon, and Chevron beat EPS estimates, while TotalEnergies and BP fell short of analyst expectations.


[ETP 2025/18] WTI Extends Losses, Henry Hub Rebounds on Summer Demand Optimism

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Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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The data and analysis provide key tools to understand current market developments and opportunities and to anticipate how the market is likely to behave in the coming months.

Base oils producers, lube blenders and consumers can then better plan accordingly.

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<ul><li>Global base oils price premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays higher at end-April 2025 than a month earlier.</li><li>Higher margins coincide with seasonal rise in demand and plant maintenance work.</li><li>Higher margins follow sharp fall in crude oil prices.</li></ul>

Global base oils price premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays higher at end-April 2025 than a month earlier.Higher margins coincide with seasonal rise in demand and plant maintenance work.Higher margins follow sharp fall in crude oil prices.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>US domestic Group I brightstock price outperforms lighter grades and Group II prices.</li><li>US export brightstock prices significantly lag brightstock prices in Europe and Asia.</li><li>Widening price-discount reflects signs of increasingly diverging supply-demand fundamentals between US and Europe and Asia.</li></ul>

US domestic Group I brightstock price outperforms lighter grades and Group II prices.US export brightstock prices significantly lag brightstock prices in Europe and Asia.Widening price-discount reflects signs of increasingly diverging supply-demand fundamentals between US and Europe and Asia.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025.</li><li>Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with signs of slowdown in shipments to markets like West Africa in April 2025.</li><li>Firmer margins and steadier prices coincide with steadier US Group II price discount to imported cargo prices in markets like India.</li></ul>

US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025.Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with signs of slowdown in shipments to markets like West Africa in April 2025.Firmer margins and steadier prices coincide with steadier US Group II price discount to imported cargo prices in markets like India.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs.</li><li>Base oils prices hold steady even with lower feedstock prices in April 2025.</li><li>Lower feedstock prices raise concern about exposure to lower base oils prices, incentivizing buyers to hold back.</li></ul>

US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs.Base oils prices hold steady even with lower feedstock prices in April 2025.Lower feedstock prices raise concern about exposure to lower base oils prices, incentivizing buyers to hold back.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

United States

Chevron Corporation is an integrated energy company with operations in countries located around the world.  The Company produces and transports crude oil and natural gas.  Chevron also refines, markets, and distributes fuels as well as is involved in chemical operations, mining operations, power generation and energy services.

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[ETP 2025/18] WTI Extends Losses, Henry Hub Rebounds on Summer Demand Optimism

US crude inventories fell, gasoline stockpiles dropped, Henry Hub on track for first weekly gain in 5 weeks, major oil companies report YoY profit...

Mint Finance

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 28 April

Global base oils price premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays higher at end-April 2025 than a month earlier. Higher margins coincide...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 April

US domestic Group I brightstock price outperforms lighter grades and Group II prices. US export brightstock prices significantly lag brightstock...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025. Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs. Base oils prices hold steady even with...

Base Oil News

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[ETP 2025/18] WTI Extends Losses, Henry Hub Rebounds on Summer Demand Optimism

​US crude inventories fell, gasoline stockpiles dropped, Henry Hub on track for first weekly gain in 5 weeks, major oil companies report YoY profit...

Mint Finance

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 28 April

Global base oils price premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices stays higher at end-April 2025 than a month earlier. Higher margins coincide...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 April

US domestic Group I brightstock price outperforms lighter grades and Group II prices. US export brightstock prices significantly lag brightstock...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025. Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs. Base oils prices hold steady even with...

Base Oil News

US crude inventories fell, gasoline stockpiles dropped, Henry Hub on track for first weekly gain in 5 weeks, major oil companies report YoY profit...