Base oil demand-supply balances have diverged significantly between Europe, the Middle East Gulf and Africa. Europe is flush with API Group II oils, b ...

Supply and demand fundamentals continued to weigh on base oil pricing, as consumption levels have slipped due to seasonal patterns, while steady produ ...

Brazil's base oil imports declined 32% in September, compared to the same month last year, according to data released yesterday by the National Agency ...

Base oil production in the United States dropped to 4 million barrels in August, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported yesterday, the lo ...

Base oil demand is lackluster across most of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, although there has been an uptick in calls from some export markets, ...

As the lubricants industry searches for ways to come closer to meeting its sustainability goals, waste oil rerefining is gaining momentum.

There are numerous ways that lubricant makers can improve their sustainability profiles. Base stock selection could be a game changer.

Brazil has sold off two of its three major base oil plants. What might this mean for base oil production and overall market dynamics in the country?

Posted base oil prices seemed to settle into a more typical pattern this fall, but has the market returned to normality yet?

Industry experts believe that PAO demand will increase in coming years. What factors may contribute to this growth?

Profits rose 30% for the base oil and lubricants business of S-Oil and fell 16% for base oil refiner Hyundai Shell Base Oil in the third quarter, whil ...

Eneos Corp. closed the API Group I base oil plant at its Negishi refinery near Tokyo this month, part of a decision to permanently close most of the r ...

Availability of naphthenic base oils has tightened on the back of a plant turnaround, a recent unplanned production outage and healthy demand. A picku ...

Base oil markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are experiencing pressure from the downturn in economic activity in almost all countries ar ...

A petrochemical joint venture in China between China National Offshore Oil Corp. and Shell has licensed technology from Neste for a polyalphaolefin pl ...

Supply increased in the United States market as a result of a seasonal decline in demand and fairly steady production rates at most base oil plants. T ...

Rerefiner Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.’s oil business segment reported a 29% increase in revenues for its third quarter ending Sept. 7, and WD-40 rep ...

A used oil management organization, in cooperation with fuels and lubricants distributor Enex, broke ground last month on what will be the first used ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are being pulled apart by two opposing dynamics. On one hand, a real lack of interest from the ...

Just when things looked like they were getting back to normal, the conflict in Ukraine prolonged base oil market uncertainty.