Base oils exports from the Saudi Arabian ports of Yanbu and Jeddah fell in November amid signs of a slowdown in shipments to India.Shipments from the two ports combined fell back to less than 50,000t in November, from more than 60,000t the previous month, shipping data showed.The slowdown extended a trend of higher-than-usual shipments one month followed by a drop in supplies the following month.Most of the fluctuation in monthly shipment volumes was for supplies from the port of Yanbu.The trend showed signs of extending into December amid a pick-up in shipments to India. India’s base oils imports from Saudi Arabia surged in October before slowing sharply in November amid a dip in shipments of very-light grade base oils.There was also a pause in shipments to Africa in November. The most recent shipments to that region had been in September.Shipments of more than 610,000t from Yanbu and Jeddah in the first eleven months of the year were up from less than 570,000t during the same period last year..India’s Nov v light-grade imports rise
