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.
Crude oil and feedstock prices surged to multi-month highs after the United States and Israel launched a coordinated at …
Like global energy markets, base oil and lubricant markets were roiled by the start of United States’ and Israel’s w …
U.S. base oil producers handled this year’s arctic blast much better than in 2021.
Gabriela Wheeler discusses some signs that demand for U.S. base oils could improve in coming months, although prices may …
Gabriela Wheeler discusses some signs
that demand for U.S. base oils could improve in coming months, although prices ma …
Time to Shift Gears?
Despite the fact that 2025 proved to be a challenging year for the base oils and lubricants …
Out with the Old, in with the New
As the end of the year approaches, many base oil industry participants are …
The fall season ushers in a time of reflection and gratitude in many parts of the world, such as the traditional autumn …
The summer driving season in the United States reached its denouement in early September, dampening fuel and motor oil c …
Demand appears set to decline and
inventories to grow, as Gabriela Wheeler explains.
Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.
Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.
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 …
Despite the ongoing turbulence on the global geopolitical stage, and the international tariff upheaval caused by United …
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 …
The base oils market appeared somewhat baffling as it entered the summer driving season. Some suppliers observed a comf …
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