Base Stocks

Higher Sales Power Moove Earnings

Higher Sales Power Moove Earnings

Lube Report Americas - April 3, 2024

Moove achieved large increases in profits and combined lubricants and base oil sales volume for both full year 2023 and ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - April 3, 2024

A tightening supply and demand scenario and firm crude oil and feedstock prices drove base oil producers to seek posted ...

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U.S. Naphthenic Output Tanked in January

Lube Report Americas - April 3, 2024

Base oil production in the United States decreased 8% in January, while naphthenic base oil output sank 24% to its lowes ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - April 2, 2024

Easter break, Ramadan and elections in Turkey have made base oil markets quieter than they otherwise would have been, bu ...

April Base Oil Report

April Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - April 1, 2024

A few posted price increases were announced in late February. Might these increases have been a bit premature?

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - March 29, 2024

Base oil prices were generally higher in Asia on increasing buying interest and tighter availability, but values in some ...

Rerefining On the Rise in China

Rerefining On the Rise in China

Lube Report Asia - March 29, 2024

China’s plan to encourage manufacturers in key industries to replace old equipment could lead to more rerefined base o ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 27, 2024

Several paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price increases last week, with the increases g ...

Drone Attacks Target Rosneft Refinery

Drone Attacks Target Rosneft Refinery

Lube Report EMEA - March 26, 2024

Rosneft’s refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, Russia, was targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes twice last week, the latest in ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 26, 2024

Margins in Europe for API Group I base oils are being squeezed as crude oil and feedstock costs rise while prices for th ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - March 22, 2024

A tighter supply scenario and improved demand continued to support base oil assessments in Asia, although pricing in som ...

China Base Oil Imports Dipped in 2023

China Base Oil Imports Dipped in 2023

Lube Report Asia - March 22, 2024

China base oil imports fell 2% in 2023 – a slowdown in the country’s decreasing reliance on foreign oils. China has ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 20, 2024

Motiva stepped out with a posted price increase late last week, with several other paraffinic base oil producers and rer ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 19, 2024

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are evolving on a number of fronts, with Europe’s Group I export ...

Russian Base Oil Exports Keep Falling

Russian Base Oil Exports Keep Falling

Lube Report EMEA - March 19, 2024

Russian base oil exports by sea dropped by 10% in 2023 to 260,000 metric tons, as the European Union imposed an embargo ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - March 15, 2024

Growing buying appetite in several countries and a limited number of offers exerted pressure on Asian spot prices. A few ...

South Korea Base Oil Exports Fall

South Korea Base Oil Exports Fall

Lube Report Asia - March 15, 2024

South Korea exported 20% less base oil at 23% less reported value in February than in the same month last year, accordin ...

Brazil Base Oil Output Up in January

Brazil Base Oil Output Up in January

Lube Report Americas - March 13, 2024

Base oil production in Brazil rose 16%, and base oil imports volume ballooned by 47% in January, according to data relea ...