US base oils exports rose in September, curbing the size of any build-up of surplus supplies during the third quarter of the year.Base oils exports of 1.83mn bl (258,000t) in September rose from 1.64mn bl the previous month, government data showed.Exports rose by 41pc and for the tenth time in eleven months from year-earlier levels.The sustained rise in base oils exports this year helped to counter the impact of a slowdown in domestic demand.Exports in September were almost the same as average levels of 1.82mn bl/month over the past year.They were well above average volumes of 1.67mn bl/month in 2022.The higher volumes reflected the pick-up in shipments throughout this year.Exports from the districts of Houston and Port Arthur combined rose in September to levels that were well above average monthly volumes for the past year.Exports from the districts of Mobile and San Francisco combined rose from August. They stayed below average levels for the past year amid a dip in supplies from San Francisco..Asia’s Sept base oils exports fall
US base oils exports rose in September, curbing the size of any build-up of surplus supplies during the third quarter of the year.Base oils exports of 1.83mn bl (258,000t) in September rose from 1.64mn bl the previous month, government data showed.Exports rose by 41pc and for the tenth time in eleven months from year-earlier levels.The sustained rise in base oils exports this year helped to counter the impact of a slowdown in domestic demand.Exports in September were almost the same as average levels of 1.82mn bl/month over the past year.They were well above average volumes of 1.67mn bl/month in 2022.The higher volumes reflected the pick-up in shipments throughout this year.Exports from the districts of Houston and Port Arthur combined rose in September to levels that were well above average monthly volumes for the past year.Exports from the districts of Mobile and San Francisco combined rose from August. They stayed below average levels for the past year amid a dip in supplies from San Francisco..Asia’s Sept base oils exports fall