Cross Oil refinery naphthenic turnaround ends
US independent refiner Cross Oil has ended the maintenance shutdown at its Smackover, Arkansas, 5,000 b/d naphthenic base oil unit.
The planned turnaround began at the start of March and was set to last 20-30 days.
Cross Oil experienced an unplanned outage in January and February because of winter weather conditions in the US that depleted some of its inventories ahead of the turnaround.
Light viscosity naphthenic grades will likely remain tight with Cross Oil' s return because of anticipated heightened demand for the upcoming spring season.
Heavier viscosity naphthenic grades are balanced-to-flush for some refiners.
Cross Oil's return and the anticipated uptick in demand in the upcoming spring may help to balance out supplies.
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