The delivery of premium-grade base oils from Qatar to key global outlets fell in September mostly because of a pause in flows to Hong Kong.The key markets of US, Europe and Asia took delivery of less than 135,000t of base oils from Qatar in September, government and customs data showed.The volume fell from more than 180,000t the previous month and lagged average levels of close to 165,000 t/month over the past year.Total imports of 422,000t in the third quarter fell from close to 540,000t during the previous three months. They fell from 590,000t during the same period last year.Imports fell in September because of a pause in shipments to Hong Kong for the first time in five months.The slowdown in shipments to that market contrasted with steady flows to Europe and a rise in shipments to the US to a four-month high..Europe's Sep premium-grade imports from Mideast Gulf fall.Aug imports from Mideast Gulf rise
