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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 prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are typically weaker.</li><li>Firm base oils margins instead point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for time of year.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are typically weaker.Firm base oils margins instead point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for time of year.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025.</li><li>Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices typically fall versus US prices.</li><li>Asia prices typically fall to help to avoid or to clear surplus volumes at time of year when regional demand faces seasonal slowdown.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025.Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices typically fall versus US prices.Asia prices typically fall to help to avoid or to clear surplus volumes at time of year when regional demand faces seasonal slowdown.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>Asia’s heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds firm, especially for Group I base oils.</li><li>Group II heavy-grade margins stay high despite lower outright prices.</li><li>High margins point to supply-demand fundamentals that are sufficiently strong to incentivize refiners to maintain high output.</li></ul>

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds firm, especially for Group I base oils.Group II heavy-grade margins stay high despite lower outright prices.High margins point to supply-demand fundamentals that are sufficiently strong to incentivize refiners to maintain high output.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US Group II domestic base oils price-premium to feedstock prices holds steady in narrow range, even if down from year-earlier levels.</li><li>Steady margins could get additional support from any further drop in crude oil prices.</li><li>Steadier margins curb incentive for refiners to trim output.</li></ul>

US Group II domestic base oils price-premium to feedstock prices holds steady in narrow range, even if down from year-earlier levels.Steady margins could get additional support from any further drop in crude oil prices.Steadier margins curb incentive for refiners to trim output.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay lower as seasonally-slower consumption adds to caution about outlook.</li><li>Expectations of healthy availability of supply give buyers flexibility to maintain lower stocks and top up with smaller volumes more frequently.</li><li>Lower crude oil prices could add to downward pressure on prices that already face pressure from weaker fundamentals and lower export prices.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay lower as seasonally-slower consumption adds to caution about outlook.Expectations of healthy availability of supply give buyers flexibility to maintain lower stocks and top up with smaller volumes more frequently.Lower crude oil prices could add to downward pressure on prices that already face pressure from weaker fundamentals and lower export prices.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 18 August

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 18 August

Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 18 August

US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025. Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 18 August

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds firm, especially for Group I base oils. Group II heavy-grade margins stay...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 18 August

US Group II domestic base oils price-premium to feedstock prices holds steady in narrow range, even if down from year-earlier levels. Steady...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 18 August

US base oils demand likely to stay lower as seasonally-slower consumption adds to caution about outlook. Expectations of healthy availability of...

Base Oil News

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