US paraffinic base oils output rose to a three-month high in April amid a rise in production in every region in the country.Paraffinic base oils output of 3.86mn bl (543,400t) in April rose from 3.28mn bl the previous month, according to the EIA.The volume remained down from 4.17mn bl in January as the extension of some plant maintenance into the month of April curbed a recovery in output in the US Gulf coast region.Output of 1.15mn bl in the Louisiana Gulf coast region in April rose from an eleven-year low of 804,000bl in March. It was still down from more than 1.42mn bl in January.Some plant maintenance work began in the region at the end of that month.Total US paraffinic base oils output of 14.72mn bl in the first four months of the year was down 11pc from 16.29mn bl during the same period last year.US base oils prices surged in first-half 2022 even amid higher output.US base oils prices fell in the first four months of 2023 even with lower output..Americas/EMEA base oils – week of July 3: Supply outlook.Contact us for more information about the data for these stories
