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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Asia’s base oils price-premiums to gasoil recover amid lower crude oil prices.</li><li>Firmer margins, and signs of crude prices mostly holding in lower range, curb pressure on refiners to adjust base oils output.</li><li>Rise in Asia’s base oils supply coincides with more muted demand in China and southeast Asia and more complicated arbitrage to move heavy grades to India.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils price-premiums to gasoil recover amid lower crude oil prices.Firmer margins, and signs of crude prices mostly holding in lower range, curb pressure on refiners to adjust base oils output.Rise in Asia’s base oils supply coincides with more muted demand in China and southeast Asia and more complicated arbitrage to move heavy grades to India.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 6 October

<ul><li>US Group II base oils prices edge up versus vacuum gasoil (VGO) as crude prices correct lower.</li><li>Firm, rangebound base oils margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output.</li><li>High output in Oct 2025 would help to cushion impact of scheduled plant-maintenance.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils prices edge up versus vacuum gasoil (VGO) as crude prices correct lower.Firm, rangebound base oils margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain high output.High output in Oct 2025 would help to cushion impact of scheduled plant-maintenance.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 6 October

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could ease amid expectations that supply is likely to rise from already-healthy levels.</li><li>Signs of healthy inventory levels in China and southeast Asia curb further any urgency to buy.</li><li>Reversal of crude oil prices back to their medium-term range erodes further any pressure on prices to rise in response to squeezed margins.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could ease amid expectations that supply is likely to rise from already-healthy levels.Signs of healthy inventory levels in China and southeast Asia curb further any urgency to buy.Reversal of crude oil prices back to their medium-term range erodes further any pressure on prices to rise in response to squeezed margins.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay muted.</li><li>Buyers could cover more of any seasonal pick-up in demand at start of Q4 with unused stocks.</li><li>Lack of weather-related supply disruptions in recent months likely leaves those stocks at higher-than-expected levels.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay muted.Buyers could cover more of any seasonal pick-up in demand at start of Q4 with unused stocks.Lack of weather-related supply disruptions in recent months likely leaves those stocks at higher-than-expected levels.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

<ul><li>Global base oils prices mostly extend fall vs feedstock/competing fuel prices amid sustained rise in crude oil prices.</li><li>Any extension of crude oil prices holding at current levels or rising further would add to squeeze on base oils margins, especially for light grades.</li><li>Balanced-to-tight base oils supply would give refiners more leverage to respond to any sustained squeeze on margins.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices mostly extend fall vs feedstock/competing fuel prices amid sustained rise in crude oil prices.Any extension of crude oil prices holding at current levels or rising further would add to squeeze on base oils margins, especially for light grades.Balanced-to-tight base oils supply would give refiners more leverage to respond to any sustained squeeze on margins.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 29 September

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Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 6 October

Asia’s base oils price-premiums to gasoil recover amid lower crude oil prices. Firmer margins, and signs of crude prices mostly holding in lower...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 6 October

US Group II base oils prices edge up versus vacuum gasoil (VGO) as crude prices correct lower. Firm, rangebound base oils margins sustain...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

Asia’s base oils demand could ease amid expectations that supply is likely to rise from already-healthy levels. Signs of healthy inventory levels...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 6 October

US base oils demand likely to stay muted. Buyers could cover more of any seasonal pick-up in demand at start of Q4 with unused stocks. Lack of...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 29 September

Global base oils prices mostly extend fall vs feedstock/competing fuel prices amid sustained rise in crude oil prices. Any extension of crude oil...

Base Oil News

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