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Commodities

<ul><li>Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week.</li><li>Cargo loadings from Taiwan in early May remained below levels in the first ten days of April.</li><li>Singapore took delivery in the past week of the first cargo from Saudi Arabia since November 2025.</li></ul>

Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week.Cargo loadings from Taiwan in early May remained below levels in the first ten days of April.Singapore took delivery in the past week of the first cargo from Saudi Arabia since November 2025.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 8 May

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Our global intermediate-term outlook remains bullish on MSCI ACWI (in place since our 5/14/25 Compass) after ACWI-US held at crucial $134 support.</li>
<li>We also upgraded our near-term outlook to bullish on MSCI ACWI in last week's Int'l Compass (April 23).</li>
<li>Remain overweight Technology which remains our primary focus ever since our April 16 Int'l Compass. We also highlight opportunities within Energy, Industrials, Materials, and Utilities</li>
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Our global intermediate-term outlook remains bullish on MSCI ACWI (in place since our 5/14/25 Compass) after ACWI-US held at crucial $134 support.
We also upgraded our near-term outlook to bullish on MSCI ACWI in last week's Int'l Compass (April 23).
Remain overweight Technology which remains our primary focus ever since our April 16 Int'l Compass. We also highlight opportunities within Energy, Industrials, Materials, and Utilities


Technology Buys; Downgrading Spain to Market Weight. Buys in Tech, Energy, Industrials, Materials

<ul><li>Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China.</li><li>Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April, leaving the full-month volume well below March levels.</li><li>Small cargo of Group II heavy grades set to load from Taiwan in early May, with Southeast Asia the likely destination.</li></ul>

Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China.Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April, leaving the full-month volume well below March levels.Small cargo of Group II heavy grades set to load from Taiwan in early May, with Southeast Asia the likely destination.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 30 April

<ul><li>Asia's strong Q1 demand absorbed available supply, limiting restocking capacity heading into the second quarter</li><li>South Korea's elevated March output and exports met peak demand — but maintenance and fuel prioritisation pointed to a marked Q2 slowdown</li><li>Taiwan and South Korean flows slowed in April, pointing to that slowdown feeding through</li></ul>

Asia's strong Q1 demand absorbed available supply, limiting restocking capacity heading into the second quarterSouth Korea's elevated March output and exports met peak demand — but maintenance and fuel prioritisation pointed to a marked Q2 slowdownTaiwan and South Korean flows slowed in April, pointing to that slowdown feeding through

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 30 Apr '26

<ul><li>Middle East supply tightened immediately as imports had already slumped, with lower inventories intensifying the impact of the disruptions.</li><li>West and North Africa entered the disruption period with already-thin buffers, as weaker European supply had curtailed the usual start-of-year inventory build.</li><li>Europe entered the disruption with higher Group III supply, but its reliance on the Middle East for over 30% of volumes left it facing renewed inventory pressure.</li></ul>

Middle East supply tightened immediately as imports had already slumped, with lower inventories intensifying the impact of the disruptions.West and North Africa entered the disruption period with already-thin buffers, as weaker European supply had curtailed the usual start-of-year inventory build.Europe entered the disruption with higher Group III supply, but its reliance on the Middle East for over 30% of volumes left it facing renewed inventory pressure.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 24 Apr '26

China

PetroChina is a Chinese oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, production, transportation, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas, as well as new energy operations. It also refines crude oil and petroleum products, produces and markets petrochemical products, and sells natural gas. The company was founded on November 5, 1999, and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 8 May

Cargo of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan in early May before heading to Singapore, set to arrive early next week. Cargo...

Base Oil News

Technology Buys; Downgrading Spain to Market Weight. Buys in Tech, Energy, Industrials, Materials

Technology Buys; Downgrading Spain to Market Weight; Remain overweight Tech which remains our primary focus ever since April 16. We also highlight...

Vermilion Research

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 30 April

Cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in past week before heading to China. Taiwan’s total exports slowed markedly in second-half April,...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 30 Apr '26

Asia's strong Q1 demand absorbed available supply, limiting restocking capacity heading into the second quarter South Korea's elevated March...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 24 Apr '26

Middle East supply tightened immediately as imports had already slumped, with lower inventories intensifying the impact of the...

Base Oil News

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