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OIL PRODUCTS: LatAm Diesel Imports Rise but Gasoline Demand Falls YTD: Vortexa

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LatAm seaborne diesel import demand has grown fairly significantly so far in 2024 to diverge from gasoline/blending component imports, according to Vortexa.

  • Short term, healthy transportation fuel import demand is set continue due to refinery outages and a slow ramp up in gasoline production at new refineries. However, longer term suggests imports into LatAm are likely to slow down further with the Dos Bocas refinery startup.
  • The drop in gasoline imports this year has been driven by Mexico were imports fell 7% y-o-y during Jan-Aug 2024 due to higher than average domestic refinery run rates.
  • Brazil also reduced its gasoline imports by half on the year in Jan – Aug 2024.
  • Diesel imports to Brazil rose 11% and Peru rose 17% y-o-y in Jan-Aug 2024 y-o-y due to Brazil’s refinery turnarounds during Q2 and Q3 2024. Mexico diesel imports however fell 10% in the same period.
  • Non-North American flows into Brazil, Peru and Chile have remained at the top of the seasonal range for most of the year with 51% from Russia, 12% from Europe and 10% from Asia.

 

 

Source: Vortexa

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