Ray Masson

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

A bizarre scene has settled over base oil markets where traders and other spot buyers are complaining that product from …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are going through a period never before experienced, with product …

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

Brexit Outcomes

The U.K decreed that it would finally leave the EU on Jan. 31, 2020. This date would allow for a tra …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets were rocked by large price hikes caused mainly by a lack of availa …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are lurching from one problem to another, with supply issues incr …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Weather-related disruptions in Texas have caused a perfect storm for the base oil industry as new problems at multiple r …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The seasonal rise in demand that would normally take shape at this time of year appears as if it may pass by base oil ma …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

2021 Will Be Marked by Pandemic and Politics

Almost everyone was glad to see the back of 2020, and in anticipation o …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The coronavirus again holds center stage. With the emergence of variants from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazi …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The calendar may have turned and vaccines may be rolling out, but base oil markets – along with much of the world – …