Global base oils cargo flows: Week of 20 October

·         Several more Group II cargoes load from Taiwan in recent days before heading to China and Indonesia.

·         Large cargo set to load from South Korea in coming week; size of shipment suggests US Gulf coast is likely destination.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils set to load from UAE in late-Oct 2025; size of shipment suggests Europe is likely destination.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from UAE in past week before heading to India, set to arrive by end-Oct 2025.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from UAE in past week before heading to southeast Asia, set to arrive in early Nov 2025. China is likely final destination.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from UAE at end-Aug 2025 before heading to northwest Europe, set to arrive this week.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from Bahrain in recent days; size of shipment suggests Europe is likely destination.

·         Cargo loads from Saudi Arabia in H1 Oct 2025 before heading to India, arrives this week.  

·         Cargo loads from Baltic region at end-Aug 2025 before heading to India, arrives in recent days.

·         Cargo of Group III base oils loads from Spain at start of this week before heading to northwest Europe, set to arrive in coming week.

·         Cargo of very-light-grade base oils loads from Spain in H1 Sept 2025 before heading to India, set to arrive in coming week.

·         Cargo of Group I base oils loads from US at start of this week before heading towards Brazil.

·         Large cargo of Group II base oils loads from US Gulf coast in mid-Oct 2025 before heading to India, set to arrive in early-Dec 2025.

·         Cargo loads from US Gulf coast in early-Sept 2025 before heading to South Africa and then India, set to reach India this week.

·         Cargo loads from US Gulf coast at end-Aug 2025 before heading to South Africa and then India, reaches India in recent days.

·         Cargo of Group I base oils loads from Argentina in H1 Oct 2025 before heading to Nigeria, via Brazil, set to reach Lagos by end-Oct 2025.