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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Europe Group I brightstock price stays unusually firm relative to light and heavy neutrals so far in Q3 2025.</li><li>Europe Group I brightstock price stays unusually firm versus feedstock vacuum gasoil price so far in Q3 2025.</li><li>Europe Group I export brightstock price maintains steep premium to imported cargo prices in markets like India.</li></ul>

Europe Group I brightstock price stays unusually firm relative to light and heavy neutrals so far in Q3 2025.Europe Group I brightstock price stays unusually firm versus feedstock vacuum gasoil price so far in Q3 2025.Europe Group I export brightstock price maintains steep premium to imported cargo prices in markets like India.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 25 August

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds firm at levels that incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.</li><li>Firm margins point to still-tight supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Margins hold firm even with prospect of rise in surplus base oils supply in Asia in Q3 2025 in response to pick-up in output and slowdown in demand.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds firm at levels that incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.Firm margins point to still-tight supply-demand fundamentals.Margins hold firm even with prospect of rise in surplus base oils supply in Asia in Q3 2025 in response to pick-up in output and slowdown in demand.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 25 August

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay cautious even with round of stock-replenishment in coming weeks.</li><li>Asia’s lube demand likely to rise over coming months after bottoming out in month of August.</li><li>Lower demand in August likely triggers pick-up in surplus supplies in Asia-Pacific region.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay cautious even with round of stock-replenishment in coming weeks.Asia’s lube demand likely to rise over coming months after bottoming out in month of August.Lower demand in August likely triggers pick-up in surplus supplies in Asia-Pacific region.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 25 August

<ul><li>Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are typically weaker.</li><li>Firm base oils margins instead point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for time of year.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are typically weaker.Firm base oils margins instead point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for time of year.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025.</li><li>Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices typically fall versus US prices.</li><li>Asia prices typically fall to help to avoid or to clear surplus volumes at time of year when regional demand faces seasonal slowdown.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025.Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices typically fall versus US prices.Asia prices typically fall to help to avoid or to clear surplus volumes at time of year when regional demand faces seasonal slowdown.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 18 August

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)

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 25 August

Europe Group I brightstock price stays unusually firm relative to light and heavy neutrals so far in Q3 2025. Europe Group I brightstock price...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 25 August

Asia’s base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds firm at levels that incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output. Firm margins point...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 25 August

Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay cautious even with round of stock-replenishment in coming weeks. Asia’s lube demand likely to rise over...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 18 August

Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand...

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 18 August

US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025. Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices...

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