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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could get support as buyers focus on locking in supply to cover requirements during final weeks of Q3 2025.</li><li>Dynamic would highlight disconnect between typical seasonal slowdown in lube demand in month of August and need to secure base oils supplies to meet pick-up in demand at end of third quarter.</li><li>Expectations of sufficient supply could prompt buyers to maintain balanced inventories rather than to seek larger stocks.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could get support as buyers focus on locking in supply to cover requirements during final weeks of Q3 2025.Dynamic would highlight disconnect between typical seasonal slowdown in lube demand in month of August and need to secure base oils supplies to meet pick-up in demand at end of third quarter.Expectations of sufficient supply could prompt buyers to maintain balanced inventories rather than to seek larger stocks.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 July

<ul><li>Global base oils prices face more pressure versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for light grades, and especially in Asia.</li><li>Heavy-grade price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices also faces more pressure in Asia than in other markets.</li><li>Dynamic increases prospect of any adjustments in output taking place in Asia ahead of other markets.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices face more pressure versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for light grades, and especially in Asia.Heavy-grade price-premium to feedstock/competing fuel prices also faces more pressure in Asia than in other markets.Dynamic increases prospect of any adjustments in output taking place in Asia ahead of other markets.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 July

<ul><li>Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to US export prices widens in H1 July, further complicating arbitrage to Americas.</li><li>Asia's Group II light-grade price-discount to US export prices narrows, complicating arbitrage to Americas.</li><li>Asia’s firm Group II base oils prices contrast with steep price-discount to US export prices in Q2-Q3 2024.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to US export prices widens in H1 July, further complicating arbitrage to Americas.Asia's Group II light-grade price-discount to US export prices narrows, complicating arbitrage to Americas.Asia’s firm Group II base oils prices contrast with steep price-discount to US export prices in Q2-Q3 2024.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 July

<ul><li>Asia’s heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil stays elevated even as it edges lower.</li><li>Firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high output of heavy-grade base oils.</li><li>Firm margins and high output could trigger rise in surplus supplies.</li></ul>

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil stays elevated even as it edges lower.Firm margins incentivize refiners to maintain high output of heavy-grade base oils.Firm margins and high output could trigger rise in surplus supplies.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 July

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand shows signs of holding firmer than usual for time of year even as region’s lube demand faces seasonal slowdown in month of August.</li><li>Lower end-user consumption and prospect of improving availability of supply curbs need to build stocks.</li><li>Tighter-than-usual supply so far this year, lack of build-up of surplus volumes, and seasonal pick-up in demand in late-Q3 2025 could support steady demand.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand shows signs of holding firmer than usual for time of year even as region’s lube demand faces seasonal slowdown in month of August.Lower end-user consumption and prospect of improving availability of supply curbs need to build stocks.Tighter-than-usual supply so far this year, lack of build-up of surplus volumes, and seasonal pick-up in demand in late-Q3 2025 could support steady demand.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 July

Indonesia

PT Pertamina (Persero) operates as an oil and gas company. The Company produces and retails petro chemicals, aviation fuels, lubricants, CNG, and LPG, as well as offers oil field support services. Pertamina (Persero) serves customers in Indonesia.

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PT Pertamina (Persero) (PERT IJ)

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 July

Asia’s base oils demand could get support as buyers focus on locking in supply to cover requirements during final weeks of Q3 2025. Dynamic would...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 July

Global base oils prices face more pressure versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for light grades, and especially in...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 21 July

Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils cargo price-premium to US export prices widens in H1 July, further complicating arbitrage to...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 21 July

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil stays elevated even as it edges lower. Firm margins incentivize refiners to...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 21 July

Asia’s base oils demand shows signs of holding firmer than usual for time of year even as region’s lube demand faces seasonal slowdown in month of...

Base Oil News

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