Base Oil Report Videos

As the end of the year approaches, many base oil industry participants are likely to evaluate the circumstances that shaped business during the previo ...

The fall season ushers in a time of reflection and gratitude in many parts of the world, such as the traditional autumn moon viewing in Japan (known a ...

The summer driving season in the United States reached its denouement in early September, dampening fuel and motor oil consumption as the peak oil cha ...

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

Despite the ongoing turbulence on the global geopolitical stage, and the international tariff upheaval caused by United States President Donald Trumpā ...

The base oils market appeared somewhat baffling as it entered the summer driving season. Some suppliers observed a comfortable stream of orders, while ...

Some paraffinic and naphthenic base oil prices have dipped. Gabriela Wheeler explains why. Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Managing Edit ...

Tariffs imposed by the United States are creating uncertainty in the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler explains how.

Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Managing Editor Sydney Moore as they discuss this month’s Base Oil Report. Many base oil market pa ...

Looming tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada, Mexico and China may have significant impacts on the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler expla ...

Gabriela Wheeler outlines some of the major challenges and opportunities that the North American base oil market may face this year.

How is the current base oil market deviating from its previous patterns, and what factors are forcing the changes?