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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Global base oils prices rise sharply vs feedstock/gasoil prices.</li><li>Price premiums climb at time of year when they typically rise strongly in response to firmer supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Rise in price premiums in April 2025 coincides with slump in crude oil prices.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices rise sharply vs feedstock/gasoil prices.Price premiums climb at time of year when they typically rise strongly in response to firmer supply-demand fundamentals.Rise in price premiums in April 2025 coincides with slump in crude oil prices.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 April

<ul><li>US base oils export price discount to Asia base oils prices stays wide so far this year.</li><li>Wide price discount facilitates shipment of surplus supplies to markets like India.</li><li>US base oils and lube exports to India surge in Feb 2025, reflecting that dynamic.</li></ul>

US base oils export price discount to Asia base oils prices stays wide so far this year.Wide price discount facilitates shipment of surplus supplies to markets like India.US base oils and lube exports to India surge in Feb 2025, reflecting that dynamic.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 April

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices surge relative to feedstock and gasoil prices.</li><li>Surge in margins include light-grade base oils, for which supply is more readily available.</li><li>Increasingly high margins and closed arbitrage to other markets by contrast points to tight supply.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices surge relative to feedstock and gasoil prices.Surge in margins include light-grade base oils, for which supply is more readily available.Increasingly high margins and closed arbitrage to other markets by contrast points to tight supply.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 April

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand likely to be more muted as unusually extreme market volatility boosts incentive for buyers to keep inventories at lower levels.</li><li>Uncertainty about outlook and sharp fall in crude oil prices so far this month add to incentive to hold back.</li><li>Blenders could face lower-than-usual inventories at start of Q2 2025 because of tight supply and firm demand in Q1 2025.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand likely to be more muted as unusually extreme market volatility boosts incentive for buyers to keep inventories at lower levels.Uncertainty about outlook and sharp fall in crude oil prices so far this month add to incentive to hold back.Blenders could face lower-than-usual inventories at start of Q2 2025 because of tight supply and firm demand in Q1 2025.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 14 April

<ul><li>Global base oils prices face growing upward pressure versus feedstock/diesel prices following slump in crude oil prices.</li><li>Firming base oils premium points to tightening supply and rising demand, incentivizing refiners to maintain or raise output.</li><li>Recent slump in crude oil prices reflects concern about slowdown in global economic activity and subsequent drop in demand.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices face growing upward pressure versus feedstock/diesel prices following slump in crude oil prices.Firming base oils premium points to tightening supply and rising demand, incentivizing refiners to maintain or raise output.Recent slump in crude oil prices reflects concern about slowdown in global economic activity and subsequent drop in demand.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 7 April

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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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 April

Global base oils prices rise sharply vs feedstock/gasoil prices. Price premiums climb at time of year when they typically rise strongly in...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 April

US base oils export price discount to Asia base oils prices stays wide so far this year. Wide price discount facilitates shipment of surplus...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 April

Asia’s base oils prices surge relative to feedstock and gasoil prices. Surge in margins include light-grade base oils, for which supply is more...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 14 April

Asia’s base oils demand likely to be more muted as unusually extreme market volatility boosts incentive for buyers to keep inventories at lower...

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 7 April

Global base oils prices face growing upward pressure versus feedstock/diesel prices following slump in crude oil prices. Firming base oils premium...

Base Oil News

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