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<ul><li>Europe’s Group II base oils prices maintain steep premium to FOB US and FOB Asia export prices.</li><li>Europe’s Group II base oils prices also maintain steep premium to US domestic prices.</li><li>Europe’s steep Group II base oils price-premium to other regions boosts attraction of moving more shipments to the region.</li></ul>

Europe’s Group II base oils prices maintain steep premium to FOB US and FOB Asia export prices.Europe’s Group II base oils prices also maintain steep premium to US domestic prices.Europe’s steep Group II base oils price-premium to other regions boosts attraction of moving more shipments to the region.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 22 September

<ul><li>US base oils prices hold in narrow range versus feedstock prices.</li><li>Steady Group II margins contrast with sharper fall in margins in H2 Sept 2024.</li><li>Steady Group II margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output levels.</li></ul>

US base oils prices hold in narrow range versus feedstock prices.Steady Group II margins contrast with sharper fall in margins in H2 Sept 2024.Steady Group II margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output levels.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 22 September

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid signs of healthy availability and unusual change in trade flows.</li><li>Limited build-up of surplus supplies so far in Q3 2025 had eased concern about price-volatility, supporting steadier demand.</li><li>Buyers could instead limit their procurement plans amid unusual surge in Singapore’s base oils exports to southeast Asia in recent weeks.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid signs of healthy availability and unusual change in trade flows.Limited build-up of surplus supplies so far in Q3 2025 had eased concern about price-volatility, supporting steadier demand.Buyers could instead limit their procurement plans amid unusual surge in Singapore’s base oils exports to southeast Asia in recent weeks.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay more muted.</li><li>Seasonal slowdown in demand in Q4 2025 incentivizes blenders to cut current stock levels.</li><li>Unexpectedly quiet Atlantic hurricane-season so far this year incentivizes blenders to start working down inventories that were built up to cover against supply-disruptions.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay more muted.Seasonal slowdown in demand in Q4 2025 incentivizes blenders to cut current stock levels.Unexpectedly quiet Atlantic hurricane-season so far this year incentivizes blenders to start working down inventories that were built up to cover against supply-disruptions.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 22 September

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 22 September

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Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid signs of healthy availability and unusual change in trade flows. Limited build-up of surplus...

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

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