Global base oils exports to Nigeria rose to a five-month high in September as higher shipments from Europe and Asia outweighed a slump in supplies from the US.Total exports of more than 38,000t to Nigeria in September rose from around 16,000t in each of the previous two months, government and shipping data showed.Exports of around 265,000t in the first nine months of the year were up more than 20pc from 219,000t during the same period last year.Base oils exports to Nigeria rose this year and in September despite a slump in shipments from the Baltic market to the West African country.Supplies in September got a boost instead from a rise in supplies from other sources like Asia.Base oils exports of more than 25,000t from Asia to Nigeria in the first nine months of the year were up from less than 500t during the same period last year..Spore’s exports include shipment to Nigeria.Europe’s Sept exports to Nigeria rise
