Some corners of the United States base oils market seemed to be tighter than others but finding enough product in the domestic arena did not appear to ...

An air of resignation is creeping into the base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with many players content to sit back and wait for ...

The European Union introduced a new set of sanctions against Russia last week that restricts Russian oil and petroleum products – including base oil ...

No further posted price adjustments were communicated by base oil producers, following a round of decreases that resulted in lower values in the previ ...

The United States’ base oil production slipped 9% to in July, while production for the first seven months of the year was up 1%, compared to the sam ...

Supply dynamics for all types of base oil have radically altered from the first half of this year, when API Group I was particularly tight and export ...

Base oil pricing dynamics cooled off a bit in September. Gabriela Wheeler explains which factors helped to steady the market.

The base oil market has weathered many a storm during the past few years. Ray Masson explains how some key factors have led the base oil industry to i ...

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported that its lubricant sales declined 12% in fiscal year 2021-2022 as it dealt with constraints that included avai ...

Avista Oil and Paulsboro joined other producers in decreasing posted prices this week on the back of lower crude oil and feedstock prices and seasonal ...

Russia exported less base oil in June and July, compared to February, as shipments to Europe dwindled under the barrage of sanctions by the United Sta ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Chevron, Excel Paralubes, HollyFrontier, Petro-Canada, ExxonMobil, Calumet and Safety-Kleen informed their customers that the producers would be decre ...

Blue Tide Environmental – which is developing a network of used motor oil recycling facilities across North America – last week announced a final ...

Base oil trading in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is eerily quiet this week, perhaps reflecting the somber mood in the United Kingdom as Queen El ...

The clock may be ticking for Europe’s oldest API Group III base oil plant. Neste Corp. announced Monday that it wants to convert its Porvoo, Finland ...

The volume of base oil exported by South Korea fell 3% in August, compared to the same month last year, while the declared value of the exported base ...

Motiva informed its customers that the company would be decreasing posted prices, with the adjustment becoming effective retroactively on Sept. 1. Oth ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as a base stock in lubricants for ...