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<li>Refining margins have become the key driver of energy profits as tight fuel markets, limited spare capacity, and geopolitical disruptions reshape the downstream outlook.</li>
<li>Refiners are capturing outsized profits as product markets remain tighter than crude, with delayed capacity recovery and supply disruptions supporting elevated crack spreads into Q3.</li>
<li>Refining margins are unlikely to normalise quickly, as refinery disruptions in the Middle East and Russia, coupled with limited spare capacity, continue to constrain global fuel supplies.</li>
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Refining margins have become the key driver of energy profits as tight fuel markets, limited spare capacity, and geopolitical disruptions reshape the downstream outlook.
Refiners are capturing outsized profits as product markets remain tighter than crude, with delayed capacity recovery and supply disruptions supporting elevated crack spreads into Q3.
Refining margins are unlikely to normalise quickly, as refinery disruptions in the Middle East and Russia, coupled with limited spare capacity, continue to constrain global fuel supplies.


The Refining Advantage: Why Fuel Markets, Not Crude Oil, Are Driving Energy Profits

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Iain Pocock

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Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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Base oils producers, lube blenders and consumers can then better plan accordingly.

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<ul><li>The Group III shortage continued reshaping global trade flows, as Asia increasingly steps in to fill the gap.</li><li>Asia showed tentative signs of export recovery, with Singapore shipments picking up and Taiwan loadings improving after two months of disruption.</li><li>China's strong June Group III production and base oils exports, together with India's rising shipments, showed Asia increasingly filling supply gaps left by the Middle East.</li></ul>

The Group III shortage continued reshaping global trade flows, as Asia increasingly steps in to fill the gap.Asia showed tentative signs of export recovery, with Singapore shipments picking up and Taiwan loadings improving after two months of disruption.China's strong June Group III production and base oils exports, together with India's rising shipments, showed Asia increasingly filling supply gaps left by the Middle East.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 24 Jul '26

<ul><li>Large Group II cargo with a combination of light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan at the end of this week.</li><li>Shipment adds to a gradual pick-up in flows over the past week, although July volumes remain well down from month-earlier levels.</li><li>Singapore took delivery of additional supplies from Qatar, triggering a strong rebound in shipments from that market this month.</li></ul>

Large Group II cargo with a combination of light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan at the end of this week.Shipment adds to a gradual pick-up in flows over the past week, although July volumes remain well down from month-earlier levels.Singapore took delivery of additional supplies from Qatar, triggering a strong rebound in shipments from that market this month.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 24 July

<ul><li>Taiwan cargo loadings stayed unusually low for a second week, leaving first-half July volumes below month-earlier levels.</li><li>Singapore took delivery of a swathe of shipments from the Netherlands and US, extending strong inflows over the previous week.</li><li>Singapore also received a large cargo from Qatar, after an almost complete pause in such flows for most of the past two months.</li></ul>

Taiwan cargo loadings stayed unusually low for a second week, leaving first-half July volumes below month-earlier levels.Singapore took delivery of a swathe of shipments from the Netherlands and US, extending strong inflows over the previous week.Singapore also received a large cargo from Qatar, after an almost complete pause in such flows for most of the past two months.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 17 July

<ul><li>Supply remained tighter than expected as lower exports from Singapore and Taiwan offset the seasonal slowdown in demand.</li><li>Singapore's imports climbed to a five-year high while exports stayed unusually weak, pointing to subdued domestic production.</li><li>South Korea expanded exports to both Southeast Asia and the US, cementing its role as the market's key swing supplier.</li></ul>

Supply remained tighter than expected as lower exports from Singapore and Taiwan offset the seasonal slowdown in demand.Singapore's imports climbed to a five-year high while exports stayed unusually weak, pointing to subdued domestic production.South Korea expanded exports to both Southeast Asia and the US, cementing its role as the market's key swing supplier.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 17 Jul '26

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TotalEnergies SE operates as an energy company. The Company produces, transports, and supplies crude oil, natural gas, and low carbon electricity, as well as refines petrochemical products. TotalEnergies owns and manages gasoline filling stations worldwide.

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The Refining Advantage: Why Fuel Markets, Not Crude Oil, Are Driving Energy Profits

Refining margins drive energy profits amid tight markets, limited capacity, and geopolitical disruptions, with outsized profits expected to...

Mint Finance

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 24 Jul '26

The Group III shortage continued reshaping global trade flows, as Asia increasingly steps in to fill the gap. Asia showed tentative signs of...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 24 July

Large Group II cargo with a combination of light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan at the end of this week. Shipment adds to a gradual...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 17 July

Taiwan cargo loadings stayed unusually low for a second week, leaving first-half July volumes below month-earlier levels. Singapore took delivery...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 17 Jul '26

Supply remained tighter than expected as lower exports from Singapore and Taiwan offset the seasonal slowdown in demand. Singapore's imports...

Base Oil News

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Market Cap (USDm)

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The Refining Advantage: Why Fuel Markets, Not Crude Oil, Are Driving Energy Profits

​Refining margins drive energy profits amid tight markets, limited capacity, and geopolitical disruptions, with outsized profits expected to...

Mint Finance

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 24 Jul '26

The Group III shortage continued reshaping global trade flows, as Asia increasingly steps in to fill the gap. Asia showed tentative signs of...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 24 July

Large Group II cargo with a combination of light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan at the end of this week. Shipment adds to a gradual...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 17 July

Taiwan cargo loadings stayed unusually low for a second week, leaving first-half July volumes below month-earlier levels. Singapore took delivery...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 17 Jul '26

Supply remained tighter than expected as lower exports from Singapore and Taiwan offset the seasonal slowdown in demand. Singapore's imports...

Base Oil News

Refining margins drive energy profits amid tight markets, limited capacity, and geopolitical disruptions, with outsized profits expected to...