Ray Masson

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Beginning this month, Lube Report will temporarily publish Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Pri …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are reeling from continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic. …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Beginning this month, Lube Report will temporarily publish Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Pri …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As the primary effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to cause havoc with economies, the secondary effects are starti …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

After the chaos of last week’s collapse of crude oil prices, markets have been adjusting upwards – at least until ear …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The hot news this week, apart from the continuing saga of coronavirus, is that West Texas Intermediate crude prices have …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreck economies around the world, demand is falling and even disappearing from …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Economies remain paralyzed by the spread of Covid-19 with many employees and their bosses working from home wherever pos …

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Ray Masson looks at the dramatic effects of coronavirus on base oil trading.

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The coronavirus pandemic is causing havoc across the whole globe. It would appear that the zenith has not yet been reach …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As Covid-19 has brought Europe and much of the Middle East to a virtual standstill, the only region which appears to be …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As Covid-19 spreads across the globe, businesses and trade have been subjected to a number of restrictions and travel ba …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As if the coronavirus epidemic were not enough, an international dispute between two of the worlds biggest oil producers …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As the Covid-19 coronavirus spreads, base oil markets are anxiously awaiting some form of respite. Markets are slowing i …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

With attendee numbers down from last year, the ICIS World Base Oils & Lubricants Conference was obviously feeling effect …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

As the industry prepares for the ICIS annual base oil conference in London, markets are still reeling from the coronavir …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

The coronavirus outbreak has paralyzed much of the Chinese economy, putting a dent in global demand for crude and petrol …

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

EMEA Base Oil Price Report

With falling fundamentals, the opportunity to raise base oil prices may have eluded sellers. The whole oil industry is f …