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Iain Pocock

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Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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<ul><li>Global base oils values mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, even as they remain down from recent highs in Q2 2025.</li><li>Firm base oils margins coincide with strong diesel premium to crude oil that incentivizes refiners to boost output of the motor fuel.</li><li>Any such move would likely impact light-grade base oils more than heavy grades, whose firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high output of the product.</li></ul>

Global base oils values mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, even as they remain down from recent highs in Q2 2025.Firm base oils margins coincide with strong diesel premium to crude oil that incentivizes refiners to boost output of the motor fuel.Any such move would likely impact light-grade base oils more than heavy grades, whose firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high output of the product.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 7 July

<ul><li>US Group II export base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil starts Q3 2025 at slightly lower levels than at start of Q3 2024.</li><li>In Q3 2024, US base oils price premium to VGO extends rise after surging from end-Q1 2024.</li><li>US base oils price-premium to VGO extends surge in Q3 2024 even with less feasible arbitrage to outlets like Europe, Middle East and India.</li></ul>

US Group II export base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil starts Q3 2025 at slightly lower levels than at start of Q3 2024.In Q3 2024, US base oils price premium to VGO extends rise after surging from end-Q1 2024.US base oils price-premium to VGO extends surge in Q3 2024 even with less feasible arbitrage to outlets like Europe, Middle East and India.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 7 July

<ul><li>Global base oils prices recover versus feedstock/competing fuel prices after crude prices fall.</li><li>Firmer base oils price-differentials curb pressure on refiners to adjust output in response to squeezed margins.</li><li>Firmer margins, and easing pressure to adjust output, coincide with prospect of easing supply-demand fundamentals in coming weeks.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices recover versus feedstock/competing fuel prices after crude prices fall.Firmer base oils price-differentials curb pressure on refiners to adjust output in response to squeezed margins.Firmer margins, and easing pressure to adjust output, coincide with prospect of easing supply-demand fundamentals in coming weeks.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 30 June

<ul><li>Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices.</li><li>Group II heavy-grade prices maintain steep premium to Group I heavy-neutrals prices in Asia and especially in Europe.</li><li>Group II heavy-grade price-strength extends to markets like India, even with recent strength in Group I prices in that market.</li></ul>

Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices.Group II heavy-grade prices maintain steep premium to Group I heavy-neutrals prices in Asia and especially in Europe.Group II heavy-grade price-strength extends to markets like India, even with recent strength in Group I prices in that market.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 30 June

<ul><li>US Group II base oils price-premium to VGO rebounds after fall in crude oil prices.</li><li>Excluding brief dip in June 2025, base oils margins hold in narrow range since early April 2025.</li><li>US Group II domestic and export base oils price-premium to VGO rises in Q2 2025 from Q1 2025.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils price-premium to VGO rebounds after fall in crude oil prices.Excluding brief dip in June 2025, base oils margins hold in narrow range since early April 2025.US Group II domestic and export base oils price-premium to VGO rises in Q2 2025 from Q1 2025.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 30 June

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NewMarket Corporation develops, manufactures, and blends fuel and lubricant additives marketed worldwide to refiners and others who sell petroleum products. The Company's products are used in transportation and industrial equipment.

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 7 July

Global base oils values mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, even as they remain down from recent highs in Q2 2025. Firm base...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 7 July

US Group II export base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil starts Q3 2025 at slightly lower levels than at start of Q3 2024. In Q3 2024, US base...

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 30 June

Global base oils prices recover versus feedstock/competing fuel prices after crude prices fall. Firmer base oils price-differentials curb pressure...

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 30 June

Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices. Group II heavy-grade prices...

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 30 June

US Group II base oils price-premium to VGO rebounds after fall in crude oil prices. Excluding brief dip in June 2025, base oils margins hold in...

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