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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Asia’s base oils price-premium to competing/feedstock prices extends fall to five-month low.</li><li>Lower margins coincide with improving supply in Asia as more plant-maintenance draws to a close.</li><li>Improving supply and seasonal slowdown in demand could curb refiners’ leverage to target higher prices to reverse recent drop in margins.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils price-premium to competing/feedstock prices extends fall to five-month low.Lower margins coincide with improving supply in Asia as more plant-maintenance draws to a close.Improving supply and seasonal slowdown in demand could curb refiners’ leverage to target higher prices to reverse recent drop in margins.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 23 June

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could be firmer than usual for the time of year as higher crude oil prices and growing concern about supply disruptions counter weaker supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Demand for Group I heavy neutrals and Group III base oils especially could get support from concern that any supply disruptions would have more direct impact on those products.</li><li>Concern about tighter supply of Group I heavy neutrals could support stronger demand for Group II heavy grades as an alternative.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could be firmer than usual for the time of year as higher crude oil prices and growing concern about supply disruptions counter weaker supply-demand fundamentals.Demand for Group I heavy neutrals and Group III base oils especially could get support from concern that any supply disruptions would have more direct impact on those products.Concern about tighter supply of Group I heavy neutrals could support stronger demand for Group II heavy grades as an alternative.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 23 June

<ul><li>Global base oils margins fall as feedstock/competing fuel prices surge.</li><li>Sharp fall in base oils margins reflect impact of higher crude/diesel prices rather than any sudden change in base oils supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Fall in base oils margins comes at a time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are already starting to face downward pressure.</li></ul>

Global base oils margins fall as feedstock/competing fuel prices surge.Sharp fall in base oils margins reflect impact of higher crude/diesel prices rather than any sudden change in base oils supply-demand fundamentals.Fall in base oils margins comes at a time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are already starting to face downward pressure.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 16 June

<ul><li>US Group III 4cSt base oils price rises in June to highest level in almost nine months.</li><li>US Group III 4cSt price rises relative to Group II base oils, relative to feedstock prices and relative to other regions.</li><li>US Group III price-strength coincides with tighter global Group III supply-demand fundamentals and growing number of signals reflecting those tighter fundamentals.</li></ul>

US Group III 4cSt base oils price rises in June to highest level in almost nine months.US Group III 4cSt price rises relative to Group II base oils, relative to feedstock prices and relative to other regions.US Group III price-strength coincides with tighter global Group III supply-demand fundamentals and growing number of signals reflecting those tighter fundamentals.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 16 June

<ul><li>Asia base oils prices slide relative to crude and gasoil prices, triggering fall in margins.</li><li>Size and speed of drop in base oils premium to crude/gasoil complicates production and procurement plans.</li><li>Any signs of crude oil prices holding at more elevated levels for longer, and base oils margins at lower levels for longer, could put pressure on refiners to cut output.</li></ul>

Asia base oils prices slide relative to crude and gasoil prices, triggering fall in margins.Size and speed of drop in base oils premium to crude/gasoil complicates production and procurement plans.Any signs of crude oil prices holding at more elevated levels for longer, and base oils margins at lower levels for longer, could put pressure on refiners to cut output.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 16 June

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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Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 23 June

Asia’s base oils price-premium to competing/feedstock prices extends fall to five-month low. Lower margins coincide with improving supply in Asia...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 23 June

Asia’s base oils demand could be firmer than usual for the time of year as higher crude oil prices and growing concern about supply disruptions...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 16 June

Global base oils margins fall as feedstock/competing fuel prices surge. Sharp fall in base oils margins reflect impact of higher crude/diesel...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 16 June

US Group III 4cSt base oils price rises in June to highest level in almost nine months. US Group III 4cSt price rises relative to Group II base...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 16 June

Asia base oils prices slide relative to crude and gasoil prices, triggering fall in margins. Size and speed of drop in base oils premium to...

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