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Iain Pocock

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Commodities

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay cautious in face of healthy availability of supply and lower crude/diesel prices.</li><li>Weaker fundamentals and lower feedstock prices increase exposure to risk of drop in outright prices.</li><li>Recent drop in Group I/Group II domestic prices could ease some of the downward price-pressure.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay cautious in face of healthy availability of supply and lower crude/diesel prices.Weaker fundamentals and lower feedstock prices increase exposure to risk of drop in outright prices.Recent drop in Group I/Group II domestic prices could ease some of the downward price-pressure.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 25 August

<ul><li>Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are typically weaker.</li><li>Firm base oils margins instead point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for time of year.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand fundamentals are typically weaker.Firm base oils margins instead point to stronger-than-usual fundamentals for time of year.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025.</li><li>Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices typically fall versus US prices.</li><li>Asia prices typically fall to help to avoid or to clear surplus volumes at time of year when regional demand faces seasonal slowdown.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025.Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices typically fall versus US prices.Asia prices typically fall to help to avoid or to clear surplus volumes at time of year when regional demand faces seasonal slowdown.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US Group II domestic base oils price-premium to feedstock prices holds steady in narrow range, even if down from year-earlier levels.</li><li>Steady margins could get additional support from any further drop in crude oil prices.</li><li>Steadier margins curb incentive for refiners to trim output.</li></ul>

US Group II domestic base oils price-premium to feedstock prices holds steady in narrow range, even if down from year-earlier levels.Steady margins could get additional support from any further drop in crude oil prices.Steadier margins curb incentive for refiners to trim output.

Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 18 August

<ul><li>US base oils demand likely to stay lower as seasonally-slower consumption adds to caution about outlook.</li><li>Expectations of healthy availability of supply give buyers flexibility to maintain lower stocks and top up with smaller volumes more frequently.</li><li>Lower crude oil prices could add to downward pressure on prices that already face pressure from weaker fundamentals and lower export prices.</li></ul>

US base oils demand likely to stay lower as seasonally-slower consumption adds to caution about outlook.Expectations of healthy availability of supply give buyers flexibility to maintain lower stocks and top up with smaller volumes more frequently.Lower crude oil prices could add to downward pressure on prices that already face pressure from weaker fundamentals and lower export prices.

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 18 August

Argentina

YPF Sociedad Anonima is involved in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. The Company also refines, markets, and distributes oil alongside its derivatives YPF generates nearly all of its revenue inside Argentina, and has headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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YPF SA (YPF US)

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 25 August

US base oils demand likely to stay cautious in face of healthy availability of supply and lower crude/diesel prices. Weaker fundamentals and lower...

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Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 18 August

Global base oils prices hold firm or rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Base oils margins hold firm at time of year when supply-demand...

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 18 August

US Group II base oils export prices weaken versus FOB Asia Group II prices in Q3 2025. Prices weaken at time of year when FOB Asia Group II prices...

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Americas/EMEA base oils supply outlook: Week of 18 August

US Group II domestic base oils price-premium to feedstock prices holds steady in narrow range, even if down from year-earlier levels. Steady...

Base Oil News

Americas/EMEA base oils demand outlook: Week of 18 August

US base oils demand likely to stay lower as seasonally-slower consumption adds to caution about outlook. Expectations of healthy availability of...

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