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Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week to 5 Dec

Iain Pocock

  • Large Group II cargo moves from Taiwan to India

  • Several Group III cargoes from Middle East to reach US in coming days

  • More US cargoes lined up to move to India

·         Large cargo with combination of light and heavy-grade Group II base oils loads from Taiwan in recent days before heading to India, set to arrive around mid-Dec 2025.

·         Cargo adds to surge in shipments from Taiwan in early-Dec 2025.

·         More supplies move from Singapore to US in past week.

Also read:Singapore’s base oils exports climb to eight-month high

·         Pick-up in shipments to US contrasts with more frequent flow of cargoes form US to Singapore in past year.

·         Large cargo loads from South Korea in H1 Nov 2025 before heading to US Gulf coast, set to arrive in H2 Dec 2025.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from Indonesia at end-Nov 2025 before heading to northwest Europe, set to arrive in early-Jan 2026.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from Bahrain in early-Dec 2025 before heading to US, set to arrive in H1 Jan 2026.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from Bahrain in H2 Oct 2025 before heading to US Gulf coast, set to arrive in coming days.

·         Large cargo of Group III base oils loads from UAE at end-Nov 2025 before heading to US, set to arrive in H1 Jan 2026.

·         Large cargo of Group III base oils loads from UAE in H2 Oct 2025 before heading to US Gulf coast, set to arrive in coming days.

·         Cargo of premium-grade base oils loads from Spain in recent days before heading to northwest Europe, set to arrive in coming days.

Also read:Spain’s November Premium-Grade Base Oils Exports Stay Low

·         Cargo is smaller than usual for shipments bound for northwest Europe.

·         Cargo of Group II base oils loads from US at end-Nov 2025 before heading to India, set to arrive in mid-Jan 2026.

·         Cargo of Group II base oils loads from US in mid-Oct 2025 before heading to India, arrives in recent days.

Also read:India’s October Base Oils Supply Lags Demand

·         Cargo of Group I base oils loads from US in recent days, with destination unclear.

·         Cargo of Group II base oils loads from US Gulf coast in late-Oct 2025 before heading to Nigeria, arrives in past week.

Also read:US September Base Oils Supply Falls On Naphthenic Slump

·         Cargo adds to arrival in Nigeria in early-Dec 2025 of several other shipments from northwest Europe.

·         Another cargo loads from northwest Europe in recent days before heading to Nigeria, set to arrive later in Dec 2025.

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