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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.
Dark clouds appeared on the base oil horizon as new coronavirus-related lockdowns and travel bans were reimposed in seve …
The United States base oil market was jolted out of its fairly placid state by price increase announcements this week. A …
Asian buyers and sellers tried to assess conditions and finalize plans for the next few months but were waiting for clea …
Base oil market participants marched into 2021 with an optimistic view that the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and even …
The Asia base oils market left behind a tumultuous year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and entered 2021 with part …
Turning over a New Leaf
In Japan, people travel long distances to enjoy the quiet contemplation of the colorful fall …
As the turbulent year 2020 comes to an end, base oil industry participants reassessed conditions and started to plan for …
In contrast with oversupply conditions that the base oils market typically experiences at the end of the year, and despi …
Brazil has its own cadre of base oil refineries, but the country is still highly dependent on imports, especially of hig …
The start of coronavirus vaccination campaigns and prospects of a return to travel and other activities in 2021 offered …
The Asian base oil market remained surprisingly active, with tight supplies and healthy demand leading to swelling spot …
Petro-Canada, SK Americas and Safety-Kleen rounded off the list of companies that announced posted price increases this …
Strained supply levels against robust demand – together with rising crude oil and feedstock costs – have catapulted …
Additional posted price increase announcements trickled into the market this week, with Chevron, Motiva, HollyFrontier, …
Activity in Asia remained unseasonably lively, and pricing was firm, despite the fact that buying appetite tends to lang …
With crude oil prices rising to eight-month highs over the week, base oil supply remaining very tight and a number of pr …
Farewell, 2020!
Who wants to hold onto 2020? Most people will probably be happy when it is finally over. Aside from …
Like many other aspects of 2020 that have been rather atypical, demand in the Asian base oils market remained robust in …