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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>US base oils supply could stay tighter at start of Q3 2025 after plant-maintenance work in domestic and overseas markets cuts availability in Q2 2025.</li><li>US base oils supply lags demand in April 2025 for third month, cutting stocks to eight-month low.</li><li>Persistent supply-shortfall triggers fastest drop in stocks over three-month period since September 2020, when US was in midst of Covid-related supply disruptions.</li></ul>

US base oils supply could stay tighter at start of Q3 2025 after plant-maintenance work in domestic and overseas markets cuts availability in Q2 2025.US base oils supply lags demand in April 2025 for third month, cutting stocks to eight-month low.Persistent supply-shortfall triggers fastest drop in stocks over three-month period since September 2020, when US was in midst of Covid-related supply disruptions.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 7 July

<ul><li>US base oils demand could stay cautious at time of year when buying interest typically slows.</li><li>Rise in base oils margins stays relatively muted in Q2 2025 even with tighter supply and seasonal pick-up in consumption.</li><li>Dynamic points to weaker-than-usual demand and sufficient supply to cover requirements.</li></ul>

US base oils demand could stay cautious at time of year when buying interest typically slows.Rise in base oils margins stays relatively muted in Q2 2025 even with tighter supply and seasonal pick-up in consumption.Dynamic points to weaker-than-usual demand and sufficient supply to cover requirements.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 7 July

<ul><li>Global base oils values mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, even as they remain down from recent highs in Q2 2025.</li><li>Firm base oils margins coincide with strong diesel premium to crude oil that incentivizes refiners to boost output of the motor fuel.</li><li>Any such move would likely impact light-grade base oils more than heavy grades, whose firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high output of the product.</li></ul>

Global base oils values mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, even as they remain down from recent highs in Q2 2025.Firm base oils margins coincide with strong diesel premium to crude oil that incentivizes refiners to boost output of the motor fuel.Any such move would likely impact light-grade base oils more than heavy grades, whose firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high output of the product.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 7 July

<ul><li>US Group II export base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil starts Q3 2025 at slightly lower levels than at start of Q3 2024.</li><li>In Q3 2024, US base oils price premium to VGO extends rise after surging from end-Q1 2024.</li><li>US base oils price-premium to VGO extends surge in Q3 2024 even with less feasible arbitrage to outlets like Europe, Middle East and India.</li></ul>

US Group II export base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil starts Q3 2025 at slightly lower levels than at start of Q3 2024.In Q3 2024, US base oils price premium to VGO extends rise after surging from end-Q1 2024.US base oils price-premium to VGO extends surge in Q3 2024 even with less feasible arbitrage to outlets like Europe, Middle East and India.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 7 July

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at elevated levels for heavy grades, lower-than-usual levels for light grades.</li><li>Base oils margins incentivize refiners to maintain higher production levels for heavy grades, and to consider adjusting production levels for light grades.</li><li>Any such moves to maintain or adjust output would coincide with rise in regional production capacity following completion of most plant-maintenance work.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at elevated levels for heavy grades, lower-than-usual levels for light grades.Base oils margins incentivize refiners to maintain higher production levels for heavy grades, and to consider adjusting production levels for light grades.Any such moves to maintain or adjust output would coincide with rise in regional production capacity following completion of most plant-maintenance work.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 7 July

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 7 July

US base oils supply could stay tighter at start of Q3 2025 after plant-maintenance work in domestic and overseas markets cuts availability in Q2...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 7 July

US base oils demand could stay cautious at time of year when buying interest typically slows. Rise in base oils margins stays relatively muted in...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 7 July

Global base oils values mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, even as they remain down from recent highs in Q2 2025. Firm base...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 7 July

US Group II export base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil starts Q3 2025 at slightly lower levels than at start of Q3 2024. In Q3 2024, US base...

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Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 7 July

Asia’s base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at elevated levels for heavy grades, lower-than-usual levels for light grades. Base...

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