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May US base oil exports up by 8pc

  • Mercados: Oil products
  • 01/08/25

US base oil exports increased by 8pc in May, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), because softer-than-expected seasonal demand pushed more volumes into the export market.

  • Base oil exports fell 3.7pc from April because multiple Group II refinery turnarounds limited some surplus availability for domestic and export buyers in the beginning on the month.
  • Exports to Mexico reached their highest total for the month of May on EIA record. Product availability varied depending on supplier as some worked on rebuilding their own inventories and others preferred to export available surplus to Mexico over other lower-priced destination regions.
  • Exports to Belgium, France and the Netherlands, a proxy for European demand, rose from May 2024 because of firm demand for Group I grades, particularly bright stock.
  • Fewer refiners offered export volumes to India because of leaner domestic inventories and unattractive pricing from that region.
  • Exports to Chile, Ecuador and Peru declined on limited vessel quantity volumes. Multiple Group II refiners did not have enough surplus to build vessel exports because of late-spring/early-summer turnarounds.
  • Some suppliers were also willing to hold onto more surplus because they were prioritizing stockpiles ahead of the US Atlantic basin hurricane season.

May US base oil exports bbls
May-25m-o-m± %y-o-y± %
Mexico1,584,0001626
Brazil397,000423
Belgium430,0005692
France46,0006-27
The Netherlands85,000184,150
India54,000-33-13
Ecuador 54,000-38-17
Peru 59,000-53-23
Chile112,000-17-21
Total3,816,000-3.78.0
*Total includes all countires, not just those listed

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