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Global Editor, Base Oil News

Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Commodities

<ul><li>Asia and China accounted for 55% of global supply, maintaining a share above 50% for the ninth straight month despite lower regional output.</li><li>Global demand rose by more than 4% in May, but growth slowed to its weakest pace in 11 months as stock-building eased.</li><li>The global surplus held below year-earlier levels for the eighth time in nine months, with the January-May surplus down by about 35% from the same period in 2025.</li></ul>

Asia and China accounted for 55% of global supply, maintaining a share above 50% for the ninth straight month despite lower regional output.Global demand rose by more than 4% in May, but growth slowed to its weakest pace in 11 months as stock-building eased.The global surplus held below year-earlier levels for the eighth time in nine months, with the January-May surplus down by about 35% from the same period in 2025.

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