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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>US Group II base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil (VGO) holds firm.</li><li>Firm price-premium vs VGO contrasts with falling price-premium this time a year ago.</li><li>Firm price-premium incentivizes refiners to maintain or raise output.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil (VGO) holds firm.Firm price-premium vs VGO contrasts with falling price-premium this time a year ago.Firm price-premium incentivizes refiners to maintain or raise output.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 3 November

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to weaken over coming weeks amid seasonal slowdown in requirements and expected rise in supply.</li><li>US Group II domestic price-premium to export prices stay in narrow range at time of year when it typically widens.</li><li>Steady domestic price-premium points to more balanced fundamentals, curbs pressure on any imminent adjustment in those domestic prices.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to weaken over coming weeks amid seasonal slowdown in requirements and expected rise in supply.US Group II domestic price-premium to export prices stay in narrow range at time of year when it typically widens.Steady domestic price-premium points to more balanced fundamentals, curbs pressure on any imminent adjustment in those domestic prices.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 3 November

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<li>US base oils demand likely to stay muted amid expectations of waning end-user consumption and improving supply in coming weeks.</li>
<li>US base oils demand typically falls in month of November from October.</li>
<li>Prospect of slowdown in demand would coincide with rise in supply following expected completion of plant-maintenance in H1 Nov 2025.</li>
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US base oils demand likely to stay muted amid expectations of waning end-user consumption and improving supply in coming weeks.
US base oils demand typically falls in month of November from October.
Prospect of slowdown in demand would coincide with rise in supply following expected completion of plant-maintenance in H1 Nov 2025.


Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 27 October

<ul>
<li>US Group II base oils prices hold firm vs VGO prices.</li>
<li>Firm base oils margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output.</li>
<li>Supply set to get further boost following expected completion of plant-maintenance in H1 Nov 2025.</li>
</ul>


US Group II base oils prices hold firm vs VGO prices.
Firm base oils margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output.
Supply set to get further boost following expected completion of plant-maintenance in H1 Nov 2025.


Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 27 October

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II base oils cargo prices hold firm versus US export prices so far in Q4 2025.</li><li>Firm prices complicate arbitrage to move surplus supplies to markets like Latin America, suggesting Asia’s supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.</li><li>Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at similar levels so far in Q4 2025 to end-Q3, even after recent rebound in crude/gasoil prices.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II base oils cargo prices hold firm versus US export prices so far in Q4 2025.Firm prices complicate arbitrage to move surplus supplies to markets like Latin America, suggesting Asia’s supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.Asia’s Group II base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil price stays at similar levels so far in Q4 2025 to end-Q3, even after recent rebound in crude/gasoil prices.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 27 October

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FUCHS SE manufactures lubricants and related specialty products. The Company refines and produces industrial and automotive lubricants, hydraulic oils, greases, and polishing products, as well as biodegradable oils. FUCHS markets its products worldwide.

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 3 November

US Group II base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil (VGO) holds firm. Firm price-premium vs VGO contrasts with falling price-premium this time a...

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 3 November

US base oils demand likely to weaken over coming weeks amid seasonal slowdown in requirements and expected rise in supply. US Group II domestic...

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 27 October

US base oils demand likely to stay muted amid expectations of waning end-user consumption and improving supply in coming weeks. US base oils...

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 27 October

US Group II base oils prices hold firm vs VGO prices. Firm base oils margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output. Supply set to...

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 27 October

Asia’s Group II base oils cargo prices hold firm versus US export prices so far in Q4 2025. Firm prices complicate arbitrage to move surplus...

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