Editor, Base Oils - Gabriela Wheeler joined Lubes'n'Greases Publishing as base oils editor in 2013. She was previously senior editor at ICIS, where she was responsible for weekly price analysis and news about diverse markets, from base oils to polyolefins, fertilizers and sulphuric acid. Gabriela graduated with an M.A. in English and Linguistics from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, and currently resides with her family in Tokyo, Japan, having also lived and worked in the United States, Argentina, Poland, the Dominican Republic and Denmark.
The Southeast Asian nation is bringing more rerefining capacity online.
Wars, tariffs, a slew of temporary refinery shutdowns – nothing phases base oil prices these days. Gabriela Wheeler di …
The base oils market appeared somewhat baffling as it entered the summer driving season. Some suppliers observed a comfo …
Vietnam’s steadily growing lubricant demand is being supported by solid economic conditions, especially in automotive …
India and China are gradually reducing their reliance on imported base oils, and their current suppliers might have to f …
ExxonMobil has reached mechanical completion of its Singapore Resid Upgrade Project.
Some paraffinic and naphthenic base oil prices have dipped. Gabriela Wheeler explains why.
Tariffs imposed by the United States are creating uncertainty in the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler explains how.
Many base oil market participants worry that the lackluster demand of the past two years may be the new normal. Do their …
Looming tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada, Mexico and China may have significant impacts on the base oil …
Gabriela Wheeler outlines some of the major challenges and opportunities that the North American base oil market may fac …
How is the current base oil market deviating from its previous patterns, and what factors are forcing the changes?
Domestic base oil demand in the United States has steadily declined over the past two years, pushing suppliers to boost …
As the year is nearing its end, base oil prices are edging down. Gabriela Wheeler explains why.
Geopolitical conflict, severe weather systems, a longshoremen’s strike and more induced some anxiety in the base oil m …
Gabriela Wheeler explores some of the major factors that contributed to a series of posted base oil price decreases that …
Base oil conditions have been favorable during the summer months, but suppliers are still preparing for unexpected storm …
As global environmental concerns and sustainability efforts continue to grow, many governments have started to implement …
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