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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Asia’s Group I/II base oils price premium to feedstock/gasoil prices stays unusually high.</li><li>High premium points to tight supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Prospect of slowing demand could cushion impact of tight Group I base oils supply in Q2 2025.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group I/II base oils price premium to feedstock/gasoil prices stays unusually high.High premium points to tight supply-demand fundamentals.Prospect of slowing demand could cushion impact of tight Group I base oils supply in Q2 2025.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025.</li><li>Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with signs of slowdown in shipments to markets like West Africa in April 2025.</li><li>Firmer margins and steadier prices coincide with steadier US Group II price discount to imported cargo prices in markets like India.</li></ul>

US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025.Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with signs of slowdown in shipments to markets like West Africa in April 2025.Firmer margins and steadier prices coincide with steadier US Group II price discount to imported cargo prices in markets like India.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs.</li><li>Base oils prices hold steady even with lower feedstock prices in April 2025.</li><li>Lower feedstock prices raise concern about exposure to lower base oils prices, incentivizing buyers to hold back.</li></ul>

US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs.Base oils prices hold steady even with lower feedstock prices in April 2025.Lower feedstock prices raise concern about exposure to lower base oils prices, incentivizing buyers to hold back.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could wane as expectations of improving supply and more muted end-user consumption incentivize blenders to keep low stocks.</li><li>High base oils margins could add to buyers’ preference to hold back amid concern about disconnect between high margins and prospect of weaker supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>More muted regional demand would speed up recovery in supply as more plant maintenance draws to a close in coming weeks.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could wane as expectations of improving supply and more muted end-user consumption incentivize blenders to keep low stocks.High base oils margins could add to buyers’ preference to hold back amid concern about disconnect between high margins and prospect of weaker supply-demand fundamentals.More muted regional demand would speed up recovery in supply as more plant maintenance draws to a close in coming weeks.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

<ul><li>Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand.</li><li>Firm base oils margins incentivize refiners to raise base oils output.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand.Firm base oils margins incentivize refiners to raise base oils output.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 April

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Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

Asia’s Group I/II base oils price premium to feedstock/gasoil prices stays unusually high. High premium points to tight supply-demand...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 April

US base oils price premium to VGO/heating oil prices holds steadier after surging in H1 April 2025. Firmer margins and steady prices coincide with...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

US base oil demand likely to stay cautious amid persistent uncertainty about outlook for economy and costs. Base oils prices hold steady even with...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 28 April

Asia’s base oils demand could wane as expectations of improving supply and more muted end-user consumption incentivize blenders to keep low...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 21 April

Global base oils prices stay firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firm base oils margins point to tight supply and strong demand. Firm base...

Base Oil News

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