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Iain Pocock

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Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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Base Oil News focuses on the interplay between fundamentals and prices in the global base oils and lubricants markets.

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<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay more muted.</li><li>Seasonal slowdown in demand in Q4 2025 incentivizes blenders to cut current stock levels.</li><li>Unexpectedly quiet Atlantic hurricane-season so far this year incentivizes blenders to start working down inventories that were built up to cover against supply-disruptions.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay more muted.Seasonal slowdown in demand in Q4 2025 incentivizes blenders to cut current stock levels.Unexpectedly quiet Atlantic hurricane-season so far this year incentivizes blenders to start working down inventories that were built up to cover against supply-disruptions.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

<ul><li>Global base oils prices mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Firm margins point to strong supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.</li><li>Demand would need to hold firm to absorb steady-to-higher supplies.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.Firm margins point to strong supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.Demand would need to hold firm to absorb steady-to-higher supplies.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025.</li><li>UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Middle East market.</li><li>Tight availability contrasts with improving or surplus availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Asia and Europe.</li></ul>

UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025.UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Middle East market.Tight availability contrasts with improving or surplus availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Asia and Europe.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices hold firm versus regional gasoil prices.</li><li>Sustained strength of base oils margins suggests supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.</li><li>Balanced-to-tight fundamentals at end-Q3 would follow signs of smaller-than-usual build-up of surplus supplies in early-Q3.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices hold firm versus regional gasoil prices.Sustained strength of base oils margins suggests supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.Balanced-to-tight fundamentals at end-Q3 would follow signs of smaller-than-usual build-up of surplus supplies in early-Q3.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>US base oils prices hold firm in narrow range versus vacuum gasoil prices.</li><li>Still-firm margins curb pressure on refiners to adjust output.</li><li>Moves to maintain steady-to-high output would help to cushion impact of planned plant-maintenance work in coming weeks.</li></ul>

US base oils prices hold firm in narrow range versus vacuum gasoil prices.Still-firm margins curb pressure on refiners to adjust output.Moves to maintain steady-to-high output would help to cushion impact of planned plant-maintenance work in coming weeks.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

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Global base oils prices mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firm margins point to strong supply-demand fundamentals,...

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 15 September

UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025. UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight...

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Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

Asia’s base oils prices hold firm versus regional gasoil prices. Sustained strength of base oils margins suggests supply-demand fundamentals...

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

US base oils prices hold firm in narrow range versus vacuum gasoil prices. Still-firm margins curb pressure on refiners to adjust output. Moves to...

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