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South Korean base oil refiners GS Caltex and Hyundai Shell Base Oil both reported sharply higher operating profit for th ...
The ongoing tight supply scenario has been aggravated by production outages and force majeure declarations in the United ...
Clashing supply-demand dynamics resulted in record price volatility in the U.S. base oil market, an industry analyst obs ...
| Month | Imports | Exports |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | 1,230 | 2,928 |
| Oct 2020 | 1,652 | 3,370 |
| Sep 2020 | 986 | 3,098 |
| Aug 2020 | 790 | 3,450 |
| Jul 2020 | 747 | 3,147 |
| Jun 2020 | 327 | 2,657 |
| May 2020 | 1,068 | 1,885 |
| Apr 2020 | 1,024 | 1,916 |
| Mar 2020 | 1,435 | 3,844 |
| Feb 2020 | 920 | 2,853 |
| Jan 2020 | 1,984 | 2,817 |
| Dec 2019 | 1,476 | 2,932 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Admin
| Month | Paraffinic | Naphthenic |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | 4,660 | 789 |
| Oct 2020 | 4,280 | 759 |
| Sep 2020 | 3,829 | 640 |
| Aug 2020 | 3,877 | 716 |
| Jul 2020 | 4,183 | 687 |
| Jun 2020 | 3,670 | 613 |
| May 2020 | 3,372 | 721 |
| Apr 2020 | 3,906 | 580 |
| Mar 2020 | 3,906 | 472 |
| Feb 2020 | 2,929 | 759 |
| Jan 2020 | 4,225 | 753 |
| Dec 2019 | 4,552 | 830 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Admin
Two United States base oil producers declared force majeure, following unplanned shutdowns due to extreme winter weather ...
Luberef launched an initiative to encourage lubricant blenders to locate at a site adjacent to its base oil plant in Yan ...
Belarus has decided effectively to bypass Latvia and Lithuania as its main reloading ports for petrochemical exports, in ...
Weather-related disruptions in Texas have caused a perfect storm for the base oil industry as new problems at multiple r ...
The base oil market was gripped by fresh concerns about the global supply tightness, possibly exacerbated this week by w ...
Base stock supply is likely to remain tight until demand for fuels picks up again, an industry insider told attendees of ...
Paraffinic and naphthenic base oil producers communicated price increases over the last several days, initiating a secon ...
Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear aga ...
The prevailing tight supply conditions and rising crude oil values triggered steeper spot price ideas, with buyers osten ...
The United States base oil market continued its recovery in November, producing 5.4 million barrels of base stocks, whic ...
Ongoing tight supply conditions, coupled with firming crude oil and feedstock prices, placed upward pressure on base oil ...
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 ...
Ukraine is bracing for limited availability of key base oil products through this summer as plants in Russia and Belarus ...
United Kingdom-based transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group Plc continues working on a refinancing package for its pla ...