Conventional Base Stocks

Brazil Imports Less Base Oil in June

Brazil Imports Less Base Oil in June

Lube Report Americas - August 9, 2023

Brazil imported 17% less base oil, and the South American country's base oil exports declined 14% in June, compared to t ...

Profits Dip at Safety-Kleen, Jump at Quaker Chem

Profits Dip at Safety-Kleen, Jump at Quaker Chem

Lube Report Americas - August 2, 2023

Despite increases in used oil collection and sales volumes of rerefined base oils, Clean Harbors reported lower second q ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Sagged in May

U.S. Base Oil Output Sagged in May

Lube Report Americas - August 2, 2023

Base oil production in the United States declined 9% in May, although the volume reached its highest in a month since la ...

Chevron Expands Group III Output in Richmond

Chevron Expands Group III Output in Richmond

Lube Report Americas - July 26, 2023

Chevron said Sunday that it began making 4 centiStoke API Group III base stocks this month at its refinery in Richmond, ...

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - July 20, 2023

Gabriela Wheeler outlines the major factors that have placed downward pressure on base oil prices this year.

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Investment Firm Buying Crystal Clean

Lube Report Americas - July 19, 2023

Heritage-Crystal Clean, owner of North America’s second-largest rerefinery, announced today an agreement to be bought ...

Rerefinery Planned in Russia’s Tula Oblast

Rerefinery Planned in Russia’s Tula Oblast

Lube Report EMEA - July 18, 2023

A public-private partnership to build a rerefinery capable of producing base oils was announced recently during an event ...

U.S. Base Oil Imports, Exports Up in April

U.S. Base Oil Imports, Exports Up in April

Lube Report Americas - July 12, 2023

Base oil exports from the United States rose 11%, and imports increased 18% in April, according to data released by the ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Down Again in April

U.S. Base Oil Output Down Again in April

Lube Report Americas - July 5, 2023

U.S. base oil production decreased 5% in April, compared to the same month last year, according to U.S. Energy Informati ...

Slicker Buys Waste Oil Collector Monster

Slicker Buys Waste Oil Collector Monster

Lube Report EMEA - July 5, 2023

Waste oil collector Slicker Recycling Ltd. acquired competitor Oil Monster for an undisclosed sum in mid-May. The purcha ...

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BP, Shell Will Not Repair Sapref

Lube Report EMEA - July 4, 2023

BP and Shell have decided not to repair their damaged Sapref joint venture, signaling that the Durban, South Africa, ref ...

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Hydrodec Offers Credits to Used Oil Suppliers

Lube Report Americas - June 28, 2023

Used electrical transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec has developed a new revenue stream, selling carbon credits to busines ...

Court Approves Sale of Lubnor Refinery

Court Approves Sale of Lubnor Refinery

Lube Report Americas - June 21, 2023

A competition court in Brazil today approved Grepar Participacoes’ acquisition of the Lubnor refinery from Petrobras ...

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - June 14, 2023

The summer driving season usually ushers in increased base oil activity, but market dynamics this year have deviated fro ...

Luberef Boosting Yanbu Output

Luberef Boosting Yanbu Output

Lube Report EMEA - June 13, 2023

Luberef has contracted to increase the amount of feedstock supplied to its base oil plant in Yanbu’al Bahr, Saudi Arab ...

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

Lube Report EMEA - June 6, 2023

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected there last year – the sixth consecutive year that it met or topp ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Fell in March

U.S. Base Oil Production Fell in March

Lube Report Americas - May 31, 2023

Base oil production in the United States fell 29% in March to its lowest mark since February 2021, according to data rel ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Lubes'n'Greases - May 26, 2023

Why has activity in the base oil market been unusually drowsy this year? Gabriela Wheeler explores the root causes.