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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<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>Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid improving availability of supply.</li><li>Rising supply gives buyers more flexibility to procure smaller volumes more frequently.</li><li>Rising supply raises concern about exposure to price-volatility, adding to attraction of managing stocks carefully.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid improving availability of supply.Rising supply gives buyers more flexibility to procure smaller volumes more frequently.Rising supply raises concern about exposure to price-volatility, adding to attraction of managing stocks carefully.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 29 September

<ul><li>Global base oils margins mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output.</li><li>Incentive for refiners to maintain high output puts pressure on global demand to remain sufficiently firm to absorb steady-to-higher supply.</li><li>Pressure on demand to hold firm coincides with time of year when demand typically starts to ease.</li></ul>

Global base oils margins mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output.Incentive for refiners to maintain high output puts pressure on global demand to remain sufficiently firm to absorb steady-to-higher supply.Pressure on demand to hold firm coincides with time of year when demand typically starts to ease.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 22 September

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils prices stay firm relative to feedstock and gasoil prices.</li><li>Firm margins point to still-balanced-to-tight fundamentals, sustaining incentive for refiners to maintain high output.</li><li>Margins hold firm despite scant scheduled plant-maintenance work and expected start-up of new production and shipments in coming weeks.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils prices stay firm relative to feedstock and gasoil prices.Firm margins point to still-balanced-to-tight fundamentals, sustaining incentive for refiners to maintain high output.Margins hold firm despite scant scheduled plant-maintenance work and expected start-up of new production and shipments in coming weeks.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 22 September

India

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited explores for and refines crude oil. The Company manufactures petroleum, petroleum products, lubricants, liquefied petroleum gas, aromatics like benzene and toluene, and other related products. Bharat has retail outlets throughout the country.

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Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL IN)

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...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 29 September

Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid improving availability of supply. Rising supply gives buyers more flexibility to procure...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 22 September

Global base oils margins mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output. Incentive for refiners to maintain...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 22 September

Asia’s Group II base oils prices stay firm relative to feedstock and gasoil prices. Firm margins point to still-balanced-to-tight fundamentals,...

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