- The recent firm demand for spot and term naphtha had also helped soak up supplies and drive up prices.

- Asia is expected to receive up to 3 million tonnes of naphtha from the Middle East this month, up from 2.5 to 2.6 million tonnes in July, data from Thomson Reuters Oil Research showed.

- Naphtha volumes arriving in Asia from the West including Europe are so far seen at up to 1.2 million tonnes, the data showed.