US base oils and lube output fell in June, reversing a recent recovery in supply amid a resumption of plant maintenance work.Total output of 4.19mn bl (591,000t) in June fell from a ten-month high of 5.06mn bl the previous month, according to the EIA.Paraffinic base oils output came to 3.52mn bl in June, down from 4.28mn bl in May.Naphthenic base oils output fell to 672,000bl in June, down from 783,000bl the previous month.Base oils output rose in May after plant maintenance work had affected production in the first four months of the year.It again affected production in June.Base oils output fell to 3.41mn bl in the US Gulf coast region, from 4.21mn bl the previous month.The fall in production was centered on the Louisiana Gulf coast region, where paraffinic base oils output of 1.02mn bl fell from 1.57mn bl in May..US’ June base oils imports fall
US base oils and lube output fell in June, reversing a recent recovery in supply amid a resumption of plant maintenance work.Total output of 4.19mn bl (591,000t) in June fell from a ten-month high of 5.06mn bl the previous month, according to the EIA.Paraffinic base oils output came to 3.52mn bl in June, down from 4.28mn bl in May.Naphthenic base oils output fell to 672,000bl in June, down from 783,000bl the previous month.Base oils output rose in May after plant maintenance work had affected production in the first four months of the year.It again affected production in June.Base oils output fell to 3.41mn bl in the US Gulf coast region, from 4.21mn bl the previous month.The fall in production was centered on the Louisiana Gulf coast region, where paraffinic base oils output of 1.02mn bl fell from 1.57mn bl in May..US’ June base oils imports fall
