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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

April 2, 2025

A balanced-to-tight supply and demand scenario offered support to current posted prices, with market participants keepin ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

April 1, 2025

A degree of firmness has crept into base oil markets the past few weeks, apparently due both supply cuts caused by refin ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

March 31, 2025

Some base oil consumers hit pause in purchasing activities as the month of March ended. There are expectations that addi ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

March 26, 2025

Base oil demand was off to a somewhat slow start despite expectations of requirements gathering speed at the start of th ...

South Korea Exports Continue Steady Decline

South Korea Exports Continue Steady Decline

March 25, 2025

Base oil exports from South Korea are down 6% year-on-year, according to Korea National Oil Corp. Dwindling Chinese dema ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 25, 2025

If business, including the lubricant and base oil industries, had hoped for quick resolutions to the wars in Ukraine and ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

March 24, 2025

Base oil activity was generally subdued in Asia, with limited spot supplies and market uncertainties dampening business. ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

March 19, 2025

Upward pressure has started to build on spot base oil prices because of a tighter supply and demand scenario and a sudde ...

Platts: Cheap Diesel Could Boost Base Oils

Platts: Cheap Diesel Could Boost Base Oils

March 19, 2025

Wilting demand for diesel in Europe could persuade refiners to redirect vacuum gas oil to base oil production.

China Base Oil Imports Dwindling

China Base Oil Imports Dwindling

March 19, 2025

China’s demand for imported API Group II and III base oils remained weak in 2024, speakers said at the Enmore China In ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 18, 2025

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could h ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

March 17, 2025

Base oil buyers appeared more cautious this week as crude oil and feedstock values remained volatile and downstream dema ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

March 12, 2025

Base oil prices were generally stable, but activity was slightly dampened by uncertainties related to the yo-yo effect o ...

Chevron Adds Group III+ in Pascagoula

Chevron Adds Group III+ in Pascagoula

March 12, 2025

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisian ...

NYCO Opens Greenfield Manufacturing Facility

NYCO Opens Greenfield Manufacturing Facility

March 12, 2025

NYCO, an integrated specialist in the fabrication of high-performance lubricants and component synthetic base esters, is ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 11, 2025

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating globa ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

March 10, 2025

Spot prices for some base oil grades were buoyed by a tighter supply and demand scenario, but falling crude oil and feed ...

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Brazil Base Oils Cooled in January

March 7, 2025

Brazil’s base oil market is off to a slower start in 2025 as domestic production and imports both declined significant ...