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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay muted.</li><li>Buyers could cover more of any seasonal pick-up in demand at start of Q4 with unused stocks.</li><li>Lack of weather-related supply disruptions in recent months likely leaves those stocks at higher-than-expected levels.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay muted.Buyers could cover more of any seasonal pick-up in demand at start of Q4 with unused stocks.Lack of weather-related supply disruptions in recent months likely leaves those stocks at higher-than-expected levels.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

<ul><li>Global base oils prices mostly extend fall vs feedstock/competing fuel prices amid sustained rise in crude oil prices.</li><li>Any extension of crude oil prices holding at current levels or rising further would add to squeeze on base oils margins, especially for light grades.</li><li>Balanced-to-tight base oils supply would give refiners more leverage to respond to any sustained squeeze on margins.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices mostly extend fall vs feedstock/competing fuel prices amid sustained rise in crude oil prices.Any extension of crude oil prices holding at current levels or rising further would add to squeeze on base oils margins, especially for light grades.Balanced-to-tight base oils supply would give refiners more leverage to respond to any sustained squeeze on margins.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 29 September

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils prices stay unusually firm vs US export prices so far this year.</li><li>Strength of Asia Group II prices curbs arbitrage flows from Asia to Americas so far this year.</li><li>Strength of Asia prices facilitates flows of base oils shipments from US to markets like UAE and India so far this year.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils prices stay unusually firm vs US export prices so far this year.Strength of Asia Group II prices curbs arbitrage flows from Asia to Americas so far this year.Strength of Asia prices facilitates flows of base oils shipments from US to markets like UAE and India so far this year.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 29 September

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices slip versus gasoil prices amid recent rise in crude oil prices.</li><li>Heavy-grade base oils margins stay relatively firm even with recent downward pressure.</li><li>Recent squeeze on margins could prompt refiners to resist price-adjustments to reflect any change in supply-demand fundamentals.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices slip versus gasoil prices amid recent rise in crude oil prices.Heavy-grade base oils margins stay relatively firm even with recent downward pressure.Recent squeeze on margins could prompt refiners to resist price-adjustments to reflect any change in supply-demand fundamentals.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 29 September

<ul><li>US light-grade base oils domestic prices weaken versus feedstock/competing fuel prices; export price-differentials hold firmer.</li><li>Diverging trends reflect weaker outright prices for domestic supplies and firmer prices for export volumes.</li><li>Premium of Group II domestic light-grade base oils prices over export prices falls in response to narrowest level in more than two months.</li></ul>

US light-grade base oils domestic prices weaken versus feedstock/competing fuel prices; export price-differentials hold firmer.Diverging trends reflect weaker outright prices for domestic supplies and firmer prices for export volumes.Premium of Group II domestic light-grade base oils prices over export prices falls in response to narrowest level in more than two months.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 29 September

United States

Base oil is the main component in the production of lubricants including greases, motor oil and processing fluids. They constitute around 90 percent in lubricants. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has categorized base oils into five categories. Group I, II and III are refined from crude.

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

US base oils demand likely to stay muted. Buyers could cover more of any seasonal pick-up in demand at start of Q4 with unused stocks. Lack of...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 29 September

Global base oils prices mostly extend fall vs feedstock/competing fuel prices amid sustained rise in crude oil prices. Any extension of crude oil...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 29 September

Asia’s Group II base oils prices stay unusually firm vs US export prices so far this year. Strength of Asia Group II prices curbs arbitrage flows...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 29 September

Asia’s base oils prices slip versus gasoil prices amid recent rise in crude oil prices. Heavy-grade base oils margins stay relatively firm even...

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 29 September

US light-grade base oils domestic prices weaken versus feedstock/competing fuel prices; export price-differentials hold firmer. Diverging trends...

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