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Iain Pocock

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<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

<ul><li>Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025.</li><li>Lower base oils margins coincide with time of year when supply-demand fundamentals typically weaken.</li><li>Even at lower levels, base oils margins hold at levels that curb incentive for refiners to adjust output.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025.Lower base oils margins coincide with time of year when supply-demand fundamentals typically weaken.Even at lower levels, base oils margins hold at levels that curb incentive for refiners to adjust output.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 July

<ul><li>Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025.</li><li>Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials hold unusually firm vs Group I and Group III base oils at start of Q3 2025.</li><li>Europe’s Group II base oils price-premium to Asia/US prices trends higher from early-Q2 2025.</li></ul>

Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025.Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials hold unusually firm vs Group I and Group III base oils at start of Q3 2025.Europe’s Group II base oils price-premium to Asia/US prices trends higher from early-Q2 2025.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 July

<ul><li>Asia heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds at elevated levels even as it slips from recent highs.</li><li>High heavy-grade margins point to firm supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output of the grades.</li><li>Besides firm margins, outperformance of regional Group I SN 500 price relative to other grades and other regions points to even stronger fundamentals for that product.</li></ul>

Asia heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds at elevated levels even as it slips from recent highs.High heavy-grade margins point to firm supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output of the grades.Besides firm margins, outperformance of regional Group I SN 500 price relative to other grades and other regions points to even stronger fundamentals for that product.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

<ul><li>US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025.</li><li>Base oils price-premium stays rangebound even with expected improvement in supply and slowdown in demand in coming weeks.</li><li>US base oils supply could rise more swiftly in coming weeks following completion of plant-maintenance work.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025.Base oils price-premium stays rangebound even with expected improvement in supply and slowdown in demand in coming weeks.US base oils supply could rise more swiftly in coming weeks following completion of plant-maintenance work.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

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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

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 14 July

Global base oils prices edge lower vs feedstock/competing fuel prices, stay well below recent highs in Q2 2025. Lower base oils margins coincide...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 14 July

Europe’s Group II base oils prices hold unusually firm versus vacuum gasoil at start of Q3 2025. Europe’s Group II base oils price-differentials...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

Asia heavy-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil holds at elevated levels even as it slips from recent highs. High heavy-grade margins...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 14 July

US Group II base oils price-premium to heating oil edges lower, stays in narrow range since start of Q2 2025. Base oils price-premium stays...

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