South Korean base oil refiners GS Caltex and Hyundai Shell Base Oil both reported sharply higher operating profit for th ...
The ongoing tight supply scenario has been aggravated by production outages and force majeure declarations in the United ...
Clashing supply-demand dynamics resulted in record price volatility in the U.S. base oil market, an industry analyst obs ...
Month | Imports | Exports |
---|---|---|
Nov 2020 | 1,230 | 2,928 |
Oct 2020 | 1,652 | 3,370 |
Sep 2020 | 986 | 3,098 |
Aug 2020 | 790 | 3,450 |
Jul 2020 | 747 | 3,147 |
Jun 2020 | 327 | 2,657 |
May 2020 | 1,068 | 1,885 |
Apr 2020 | 1,024 | 1,916 |
Mar 2020 | 1,435 | 3,844 |
Feb 2020 | 920 | 2,853 |
Jan 2020 | 1,984 | 2,817 |
Dec 2019 | 1,476 | 2,932 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Admin
Month | Paraffinic | Naphthenic |
---|---|---|
Nov 2020 | 4,660 | 789 |
Oct 2020 | 4,280 | 759 |
Sep 2020 | 3,829 | 640 |
Aug 2020 | 3,877 | 716 |
Jul 2020 | 4,183 | 687 |
Jun 2020 | 3,670 | 613 |
May 2020 | 3,372 | 721 |
Apr 2020 | 3,906 | 580 |
Mar 2020 | 3,906 | 472 |
Feb 2020 | 2,929 | 759 |
Jan 2020 | 4,225 | 753 |
Dec 2019 | 4,552 | 830 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Admin
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