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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could ease amid expectations that supply is likely to rise from already-healthy levels.</li><li>Signs of healthy inventory levels in China and southeast Asia curb further any urgency to buy.</li><li>Reversal of crude oil prices back to their medium-term range erodes further any pressure on prices to rise in response to squeezed margins.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could ease amid expectations that supply is likely to rise from already-healthy levels.Signs of healthy inventory levels in China and southeast Asia curb further any urgency to buy.Reversal of crude oil prices back to their medium-term range erodes further any pressure on prices to rise in response to squeezed margins.

Asia 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>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

Taiwan

Formosa Petrochemical Corp. refines crude oil and markets petroleum and petrochemical products.  The Company operates refineries and naphtha cracking plants that provide products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oil, naphtha, ethylene, and liquefied petroleum gas.  FPCC also owns three utility centers and generates electricity.

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Formosa Petrochemical (6505 TT)

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

Asia’s base oils demand could ease amid expectations that supply is likely to rise from already-healthy levels. Signs of healthy inventory levels...

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...

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

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