Base oils exports from the Saudi Arabian ports of Yanbu and Jeddah rose in October amid a pick-up in shipments to India.Shipments from the two ports combined rose to more than 60,000t in October, shipping data showed.The volume rose from more than 45,000t the previous month and for the fifth time in six months from year-earlier levels.The sustained rise in shipments boosted total exports from the two ports to around 570,000t in the first ten months of the year, up from less than 500,000t during the same period last year.There was a revival in shipments to India in September after a sharp slowdown the previous month.India’s base oils imports from Saudi Arabia more than doubled in October from the previous month to more than 40,000t.The supplies included a larger-than-usual volume of very-light grade base oils.The rise in exports to India in September contrasted with a pause in flows to less regular outlets like Europe and Africa..India’s Oct N70 base oil imports rise.Saudi Arabia’s Sept Yanbu/Jeddah exports fall
