Thailand’s base oils exports fell in October following a clear-out of surplus volumes the previous month.Exports of 15,700 kilolitres (13,900t) in October fell from a two-year high of 29,000kl the previous month, government data showed.Base oils exports still rose by 16pc and for a tenth month from year-earlier levels.The trend boosted total shipments to almost 209,000kl in the first ten months of the year, up 45pc from less than 144,000kl during the same period last year.Exports fell in October from the previous month amid an almost complete pause in shipments to China. Exports to the country had surged during the third quarter of the year.There was also a pause in exports to the Mideast Gulf in October, following a sustained wave of shipments to the region during the previous five months.A steady flow of arbitrage shipments continued to flow to India in October..India’s Oct base oils imports steady
Thailand’s base oils exports fell in October following a clear-out of surplus volumes the previous month.Exports of 15,700 kilolitres (13,900t) in October fell from a two-year high of 29,000kl the previous month, government data showed.Base oils exports still rose by 16pc and for a tenth month from year-earlier levels.The trend boosted total shipments to almost 209,000kl in the first ten months of the year, up 45pc from less than 144,000kl during the same period last year.Exports fell in October from the previous month amid an almost complete pause in shipments to China. Exports to the country had surged during the third quarter of the year.There was also a pause in exports to the Mideast Gulf in October, following a sustained wave of shipments to the region during the previous five months.A steady flow of arbitrage shipments continued to flow to India in October..India’s Oct base oils imports steady