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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>US base oils prices rise versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for Group II light-grade export prices.</li><li>Firmer margins point to steady-to-tight supply-demand fundamentals at a time of year when they typically start to weaken.</li><li>Firmer margins incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.</li></ul>

US base oils prices rise versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for Group II light-grade export prices.Firmer margins point to steady-to-tight supply-demand fundamentals at a time of year when they typically start to weaken.Firmer margins incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 20 October

<ul><li>US base oils demand could stay cautious amid signs of sufficient availability of supply even with current plant-maintenance work and as regular export cargoes remove surplus volumes.</li><li>Sufficient availability of supply suggests demand is sufficiently weak to balance out current drop in volumes.</li><li>US domestic Group II base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil (VGO) holds in narrow range so far in Q4 2025, reflecting that dynamic.</li></ul>

US base oils demand could stay cautious amid signs of sufficient availability of supply even with current plant-maintenance work and as regular export cargoes remove surplus volumes.Sufficient availability of supply suggests demand is sufficiently weak to balance out current drop in volumes.US domestic Group II base oils price-premium to vacuum gasoil (VGO) holds in narrow range so far in Q4 2025, reflecting that dynamic.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 20 October

<ul><li>US Group II base oils prices stay in unusually narrow range versus vacuum gasoil feedstock prices throughout most of this year.</li><li>US Group II base oils domestic price-premium to export prices similarly stays in relatively narrow range so far this year.</li><li>US Group II heavy-grade price-discount to prices in markets like India similarly holds in relatively narrow range throughout most of this year.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils prices stay in unusually narrow range versus vacuum gasoil feedstock prices throughout most of this year.US Group II base oils domestic price-premium to export prices similarly stays in relatively narrow range so far this year.US Group II heavy-grade price-discount to prices in markets like India similarly holds in relatively narrow range throughout most of this year.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 20 October

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<li>Global base oils margins rise in response to increasingly lower crude oil prices.</li>
<li>Mostly-steady outright prices magnify impact of lower crude oil prices.</li>
<li>Firmer margins and steady outright prices point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for the time of year.</li>
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Global base oils margins rise in response to increasingly lower crude oil prices.
Mostly-steady outright prices magnify impact of lower crude oil prices.
Firmer margins and steady outright prices point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for the time of year.


Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 20 October

<ul><li>US base oils demand could be steadier amid rangebound prices and signs of more muted pressure from any surplus supply.</li><li>US base oils demand typically rises in month of October from September, before falling in month of November.</li><li>Demand could be lower than usual as buyers and distributors work down stocks built up as buffer against weather-related supply disruptions during Atlantic hurricane season.</li></ul>

US base oils demand could be steadier amid rangebound prices and signs of more muted pressure from any surplus supply.US base oils demand typically rises in month of October from September, before falling in month of November.Demand could be lower than usual as buyers and distributors work down stocks built up as buffer against weather-related supply disruptions during Atlantic hurricane season.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 13 October

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 20 October

US base oils prices rise versus feedstock/competing fuel prices, especially for Group II light-grade export prices. Firmer margins point to...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 20 October

US base oils demand could stay cautious amid signs of sufficient availability of supply even with current plant-maintenance work and as regular...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 20 October

US Group II base oils prices stay in unusually narrow range versus vacuum gasoil feedstock prices throughout most of this year. US Group II base...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 20 October

Global base oils margins rise in response to increasingly lower crude oil prices. Mostly-steady outright prices magnify impact of lower crude oil...

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Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 13 October

US base oils demand could be steadier amid rangebound prices and signs of more muted pressure from any surplus supply. US base oils demand...

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