US base oils exports fell to a six-month low in August at a time of year when domestic demand faced a seasonal slowdown.Total exports of 1.65mn bl (231,000t) in August fell from 2.23mn bl the previous month, government data showed. The volume was the lowest since February.Exports still rose for an eighth month from year-earlier levels, boosting total shipments to 16.35mn bl in the first eight months of the year.The volume was up 12pc from 14.62mn bl during the same period last year.Exports fell in August amid a slump in shipments from the district of Mobile, Alabama to the lowest since mid-2020.There was also a pause in shipments from the district of Port Arthur, Texas for the first time this year..Brazil’s August base oils imports rise
US base oils exports fell to a six-month low in August at a time of year when domestic demand faced a seasonal slowdown.Total exports of 1.65mn bl (231,000t) in August fell from 2.23mn bl the previous month, government data showed. The volume was the lowest since February.Exports still rose for an eighth month from year-earlier levels, boosting total shipments to 16.35mn bl in the first eight months of the year.The volume was up 12pc from 14.62mn bl during the same period last year.Exports fell in August amid a slump in shipments from the district of Mobile, Alabama to the lowest since mid-2020.There was also a pause in shipments from the district of Port Arthur, Texas for the first time this year..Brazil’s August base oils imports rise