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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Asia’s heavy-grade base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/gasoil prices.</li><li>Firm margins point to ongoing supply-tightness even with completion of most plant maintenance work.</li><li>Firm margins suggest supply-tightness continues to outweigh signs of more muted demand, incentivizing refiners to boost output of heavy grades.</li></ul>

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/gasoil prices.Firm margins point to ongoing supply-tightness even with completion of most plant maintenance work.Firm margins suggest supply-tightness continues to outweigh signs of more muted demand, incentivizing refiners to boost output of heavy grades.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 26 May

<ul><li>US base oils prices continue to edge lower versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Margins fall because of steady outright prices and higher feedstock costs.</li><li>Margins previously rose in first few weeks of Q2 2025 because of lower feedstock costs while outright prices mostly held steady.</li></ul>

US base oils prices continue to edge lower versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.Margins fall because of steady outright prices and higher feedstock costs.Margins previously rose in first few weeks of Q2 2025 because of lower feedstock costs while outright prices mostly held steady.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 26 May

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to remain more muted as concern about strength of end-user consumption and expectations of improving supply incentivize buyers to maintain low stocks.</li><li>Demand could get support from procurement of additional stocks as buffer against any weather-related supply disruptions during Atlantic hurricane season.</li><li>Any such stock-building would be despite expectations of more readily-available supply over coming months.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to remain more muted as concern about strength of end-user consumption and expectations of improving supply incentivize buyers to maintain low stocks.Demand could get support from procurement of additional stocks as buffer against any weather-related supply disruptions during Atlantic hurricane season.Any such stock-building would be despite expectations of more readily-available supply over coming months.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 26 May

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand likely to weaken in face of seasonal slowdown in consumption and rise in supply.</li><li>Drop in lube demand likely to gather pace from start of Q3 2025.</li><li>Drop in demand could be larger than usual because of weaker-than-expected economic growth.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand likely to weaken in face of seasonal slowdown in consumption and rise in supply.Drop in lube demand likely to gather pace from start of Q3 2025.Drop in demand could be larger than usual because of weaker-than-expected economic growth.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 26 May

<ul><li>Global base oils prices hold firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower.</li><li>Firm base oils values point to tight supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain high output.</li><li>Base oils values hold firm ahead of typical seasonal slowdown in demand in coming weeks in Asia, and from start of Q3 in Europe/US.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices hold firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower.Firm base oils values point to tight supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain high output.Base oils values hold firm ahead of typical seasonal slowdown in demand in coming weeks in Asia, and from start of Q3 in Europe/US.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 19 May

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Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 26 May

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils prices stay high relative to feedstock/gasoil prices. Firm margins point to ongoing supply-tightness even with...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 26 May

US base oils prices continue to edge lower versus feedstock/competing fuel prices. Margins fall because of steady outright prices and higher...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 26 May

US base oils demand likely to remain more muted as concern about strength of end-user consumption and expectations of improving supply incentivize...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 26 May

Asia’s base oils demand likely to weaken in face of seasonal slowdown in consumption and rise in supply. Drop in lube demand likely to gather pace...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 19 May

Global base oils prices hold firm vs feedstock/competing fuel prices even as they edge lower. Firm base oils values point to tight supply-demand...

Base Oil News

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