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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils cargo prices hold firm versus US export prices so far in Q4 2025.</li><li>Firm prices complicate arbitrage to move surplus supplies to markets like Latin America, suggesting Asia’s supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.</li><li>Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at similar levels so far in Q4 2025 to end-Q3, even after recent rebound in crude/gasoil prices.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils cargo prices hold firm versus US export prices so far in Q4 2025.Firm prices complicate arbitrage to move surplus supplies to markets like Latin America, suggesting Asia’s supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at similar levels so far in Q4 2025 to end-Q3, even after recent rebound in crude/gasoil prices.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 27 October

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil falls amid rebound in crude and diesel prices.</li><li>Ongoing fall in outright heavy-grade prices magnifies size of dip in heavy-grade margins.</li><li>Heavy-grade margins maintain steep, even if narrowing premium to light-grade margins.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil falls amid rebound in crude and diesel prices.Ongoing fall in outright heavy-grade prices magnifies size of dip in heavy-grade margins.Heavy-grade margins maintain steep, even if narrowing premium to light-grade margins.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 27 October

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay muted amid expectations of ready availability of supply and waning consumption at year-end.</li><li>Recent volatility of crude oil prices adds to attraction of holding back.</li><li>Even so, firm China/India prices vs FOB Asia cargo prices points to ongoing buying interest in those markets.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay muted amid expectations of ready availability of supply and waning consumption at year-end.Recent volatility of crude oil prices adds to attraction of holding back.Even so, firm China/India prices vs FOB Asia cargo prices points to ongoing buying interest in those markets.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 27 October

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could stay more cautious as lower crude oil prices coincide with improving supply of most base oils grades.</li><li>Lower crude prices and rising supply increase concern about exposure to further downward pressure on base oils prices.</li><li>Signs of healthy stocks in all key regional markets give buyers flexibility to hold back until they are comfortable that any price-adjustments have been completed.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could stay more cautious as lower crude oil prices coincide with improving supply of most base oils grades.Lower crude prices and rising supply increase concern about exposure to further downward pressure on base oils prices.Signs of healthy stocks in all key regional markets give buyers flexibility to hold back until they are comfortable that any price-adjustments have been completed.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 20 October

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils prices rise versus gasoil prices to highest in more than a month for heavy grades, highest since Q2 2025 for light grades.</li><li>Rising base oils margins point to firm supply-demand fundamentals, incentivizing refiners to maintain or raise output.</li><li>Incentive to raise output follows rise in base oils exports from Asia’s largest suppliers to thirteen-month high in Sept 2025.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils prices rise versus gasoil prices to highest in more than a month for heavy grades, highest since Q2 2025 for light grades.Rising base oils margins point to firm supply-demand fundamentals, incentivizing refiners to maintain or raise output.Incentive to raise output follows rise in base oils exports from Asia’s largest suppliers to thirteen-month high in Sept 2025.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 20 October

China

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical is one of China's largest integrated refining and petrochemical enterprises, producing refined oil products, intermediate petrochemicals, synthetic resins, and synthetic fibers. Its key products include gasoline, diesel, ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, and polyester. The company was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Jinshan District, Shanghai, China.

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 27 October

Asia’s Group II base oils cargo prices hold firm versus US export prices so far in Q4 2025. Firm prices complicate arbitrage to move surplus...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 27 October

Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil falls amid rebound in crude and diesel prices. Ongoing fall in outright heavy-grade...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 27 October

Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay muted amid expectations of ready availability of supply and waning consumption at year-end. Recent...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 20 October

Asia’s base oils demand could stay more cautious as lower crude oil prices coincide with improving supply of most base oils grades. Lower crude...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 20 October

Asia’s Group II base oils prices rise versus gasoil prices to highest in more than a month for heavy grades, highest since Q2 2025 for light...

Base Oil News

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