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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025.</li><li>UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Middle East market.</li><li>Tight availability contrasts with improving or surplus availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Asia and Europe.</li></ul>

UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025.UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Middle East market.Tight availability contrasts with improving or surplus availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Asia and Europe.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>US base oils prices hold firm in narrow range versus vacuum gasoil prices.</li><li>Still-firm margins curb pressure on refiners to adjust output.</li><li>Moves to maintain steady-to-high output would help to cushion impact of planned plant-maintenance work in coming weeks.</li></ul>

US base oils prices hold firm in narrow range versus vacuum gasoil prices.Still-firm margins curb pressure on refiners to adjust output.Moves to maintain steady-to-high output would help to cushion impact of planned plant-maintenance work in coming weeks.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay muted.</li><li>Expectations of sufficient supplies, downward-pressure on prices and seasonal slowdown in consumption at year-end incentivize buyers to trim stocks.</li><li>Outright demand likely to stay weak even as recent fire at major blending plant triggers shift in consumption to other blenders, boosting their base oils requirements.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay muted.Expectations of sufficient supplies, downward-pressure on prices and seasonal slowdown in consumption at year-end incentivize buyers to trim stocks.Outright demand likely to stay weak even as recent fire at major blending plant triggers shift in consumption to other blenders, boosting their base oils requirements.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>Global base oils prices mostly fall versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Price-differentials fall more steeply in Europe and US than in Asia, pointing to weaker supply-demand fundamentals in those markets.</li><li>Even with lower differentials, global base oils margins hold at levels that incentivize refiners to maintain firm output.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices mostly fall versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.Price-differentials fall more steeply in Europe and US than in Asia, pointing to weaker supply-demand fundamentals in those markets.Even with lower differentials, global base oils margins hold at levels that incentivize refiners to maintain firm output.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 8 September

<ul><li>FOB Asia Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus US export prices so far in Q3 2025.</li><li>Asia’s firm prices make arbitrage to move surplus supplies to Americas hard to work.</li><li>Closed arbitrage complicates removal of surplus supplies, raising prospect of build-up of supplies in Asia-Pacific market.</li></ul>

FOB Asia Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus US export prices so far in Q3 2025.Asia’s firm prices make arbitrage to move surplus supplies to Americas hard to work.Closed arbitrage complicates removal of surplus supplies, raising prospect of build-up of supplies in Asia-Pacific market.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 8 September

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 15 September

UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025. UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

US base oils prices hold firm in narrow range versus vacuum gasoil prices. Still-firm margins curb pressure on refiners to adjust output. Moves to...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 15 September

US base oils demand likely to stay muted. Expectations of sufficient supplies, downward-pressure on prices and seasonal slowdown in consumption at...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 8 September

Global base oils prices mostly fall versus feedstock/competing fuel prices. Price-differentials fall more steeply in Europe and US than in Asia,...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 8 September

FOB Asia Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus US export prices so far in Q3 2025. Asia’s firm prices make arbitrage to move...

Base Oil News

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