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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>US base oils prices fall relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices following recent surge in crude oil prices.</li><li>Dip in US export price-premium to vacuum gasoil in June 2025 contrasts with sustained surge of price-premium in Q2-Q3 2024.</li><li>Weaker price-premium points to softer supply-demand fundamentals at end-Q2 2025 compared with year earlier.</li></ul>

US base oils prices fall relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices following recent surge in crude oil prices.Dip in US export price-premium to vacuum gasoil in June 2025 contrasts with sustained surge of price-premium in Q2-Q3 2024.Weaker price-premium points to softer supply-demand fundamentals at end-Q2 2025 compared with year earlier.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 23 June

<ul><li>US base oils demand could get support from higher crude oil prices that curb prospect of fall in base oils prices.</li><li>Even so, expectations of ready availability of supplies, combined with seasonal slowdown in lube consumption in coming weeks, likely to incentivize buyers to maintain low stocks.</li><li>Buyers face ongoing challenge of balancing expectations of weak fundamentals with repercussions of higher crude oil prices and risk of weather-related supply disruptions during Atlantic hurricane season.</li></ul>

US base oils demand could get support from higher crude oil prices that curb prospect of fall in base oils prices.Even so, expectations of ready availability of supplies, combined with seasonal slowdown in lube consumption in coming weeks, likely to incentivize buyers to maintain low stocks.Buyers face ongoing challenge of balancing expectations of weak fundamentals with repercussions of higher crude oil prices and risk of weather-related supply disruptions during Atlantic hurricane season.

Americas/EMEA 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>US base oils margins fall as crude and heating oil prices surge.</li><li>Margins had previously been trending lower slowly.</li><li>Steady-to-lower margins coincided with muted domestic demand and improving supply fundamentals following completion of most plant maintenance work.</li></ul>

US base oils margins fall as crude and heating oil prices surge.Margins had previously been trending lower slowly.Steady-to-lower margins coincided with muted domestic demand and improving supply fundamentals following completion of most plant maintenance work.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 16 June

United States

PBF Energy Inc. is an independent petroleum refiner and supplier. The Company offers unbranded transportation fuels, heating oil, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants and other petroleum products in the United States. PBF's finished products are sold through long-term offtake and supply agreements.

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 23 June

US base oils prices fall relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices following recent surge in crude oil prices. Dip in US export price-premium to...

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 23 June

US base oils demand could get support from higher crude oil prices that curb prospect of fall in base oils prices. Even so, expectations of ready...

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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...

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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...

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 16 June

US base oils margins fall as crude and heating oil prices surge. Margins had previously been trending lower slowly. Steady-to-lower margins...

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