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<ul><li>Middle East disruption is drawing more Asian base oils toward the Americas, reducing the surplus normally available in Asia just as seasonal demand starts to recover</li></ul><ul><li>Middle East disruption is leaving the US short of the Group III volumes it normally receives, tightening its balance at a time when summer surplus would otherwise move to export markets.</li><li>Wide US arbitrage is drawing more Asian base oils toward the Americas, adding to established Group III flows.</li></ul>

Middle East disruption is drawing more Asian base oils toward the Americas, reducing the surplus normally available in Asia just as seasonal demand starts to recoverMiddle East disruption is leaving the US short of the Group III volumes it normally receives, tightening its balance at a time when summer surplus would otherwise move to export markets.Wide US arbitrage is drawing more Asian base oils toward the Americas, adding to established Group III flows.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 4 Sept '26

<ul><li>A large cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in late August before heading to South Korea, set to arrive this week.</li><li>Shipments from Taiwan typically move to China, Southeast Asia or India rather than to South Korea.</li><li>Singapore-to-US shipments extended their surge for a second week, even as total Singapore exports declined.</li></ul>

A large cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in late August before heading to South Korea, set to arrive this week.Shipments from Taiwan typically move to China, Southeast Asia or India rather than to South Korea.Singapore-to-US shipments extended their surge for a second week, even as total Singapore exports declined.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 4 September

<ul><li>A slowdown in cargo loadings from Taiwan extended into a second week, leaving total August volumes relatively low so far.</li><li>An unusually large cargo loaded from Singapore in the past week before heading to Hong Kong.</li><li>The last time a cargo of this size moved from Singapore to Hong Kong was in 2023.</li></ul>

A slowdown in cargo loadings from Taiwan extended into a second week, leaving total August volumes relatively low so far.An unusually large cargo loaded from Singapore in the past week before heading to Hong Kong.The last time a cargo of this size moved from Singapore to Hong Kong was in 2023.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 21 August

<ul><li>The market is moving into its seasonal demand recovery with supply still constrained, leaving South Korea, India and other alternative suppliers to cover more of the shortfall just as maintenance could reduce their ability to do so.</li></ul><ul><li>The summer slowdown is giving way to a seasonal demand recovery just as spare supply remains thin, making every major export source more important.</li><li>Supply is being redistributed rather than restored. South Korea, India and China have increased their importance as Middle East and other Asian flows weaken, but the shift leaves the market more exposed to disruption at any one of those suppliers.</li></ul>

The market is moving into its seasonal demand recovery with supply still constrained, leaving South Korea, India and other alternative suppliers to cover more of the shortfall just as maintenance could reduce their ability to do so.The summer slowdown is giving way to a seasonal demand recovery just as spare supply remains thin, making every major export source more important.Supply is being redistributed rather than restored. South Korea, India and China have increased their importance as Middle East and other Asian flows weaken, but the shift leaves the market more exposed to disruption at any one of those suppliers.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 21 Aug '26

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Credit

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Thai Oil, JSW Steel</li>
<li>UST yields rose 1-2 bps across the curve yesterday, as treasuries were pressured by a large corporate-issuance supply and amid the strong equities market.</li>
<li>Yields on the 2Y and 10Y USTs rose 1 bp each to 3.46% and 4.17%, respectively. Equities climbed to fresh record highs, with the S&amp;P and Nasdaq both up 0.6% at 6,945 and 23,547, respectively.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Thai Oil, JSW Steel
UST yields rose 1-2 bps across the curve yesterday, as treasuries were pressured by a large corporate-issuance supply and amid the strong equities market.
Yields on the 2Y and 10Y USTs rose 1 bp each to 3.46% and 4.17%, respectively. Equities climbed to fresh record highs, with the S&amp;P and Nasdaq both up 0.6% at 6,945 and 23,547, respectively.


Thailand

Thai Oil is Thailand's largest integrated petroleum refining and petrochemical company, operating one of Asia's most complex single-site refineries with a crude distillation capacity of 275,000 barrels per day. The company produces a wide range of refined petroleum products, petrochemicals, and lube base oil, alongside engaging in power generation and other supporting businesses. Thai Oil was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 4 Sept '26

Middle East disruption is drawing more Asian base oils toward the Americas, reducing the surplus normally available in Asia just as seasonal...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 4 September

A large cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in late August before heading to South Korea, set to arrive this week. Shipments from...

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Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 21 August

A slowdown in cargo loadings from Taiwan extended into a second week, leaving total August volumes relatively low so far. An unusually large cargo...

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Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 21 Aug '26

The market is moving into its seasonal demand recovery with supply still constrained, leaving South Korea, India and other alternative suppliers...

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Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Thai Oil, JSW Steel

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