Naphthenic

U.S. Base Oils Output Dipped in July

U.S. Base Oils Output Dipped in July

October 5, 2022

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

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

October 3, 2022

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

U.S. Base Oil Production Down in June

U.S. Base Oil Production Down in June

August 31, 2022

Base oil production in the United States declined 8% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to data re ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

August 1, 2022

Crude oil and feedstock prices remain volatile, and the summer months have ushered in yet another round of base oil pric ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Increases

U.S. Base Oil Output Increases

June 1, 2022

Base oil production in the United States rose 15% in March, compared to the same month last year, and was 17% higher tha ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

May 2, 2022

Gabriela Wheeler explains some of the most prevalent factors contributing to the current—and confusing—base oil pric ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Declines

U.S. Base Oil Production Declines

April 6, 2022

United States base oil output declined more than 10% in January, compared to the same month last year, and was down 8% f ...

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Nynas Pulls Back from North America

March 23, 2022

Nynas AB – one of the world’s largest naphthenic base oil producers and the only large European source – is haltin ...

U.S. Base Oils Complete Rebound

U.S. Base Oils Complete Rebound

March 2, 2022

The United States produced 61.2 million barrels of base oil in 2021, a 10% increase from 2020 and 1% above 2019’s prod ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Falls

U.S. Base Oil Production Falls

February 2, 2022

The United States produced 4.8 million barrels of base oil in November, 11% less than in the same month in 2020, but mat ...

As the Pendulum Swings

As the Pendulum Swings

February 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic led to sharp changes in base oil pricing and margins. Will the market settle into a new post-pande ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Ahead of 2020

U.S. Base Oil Output Ahead of 2020

January 5, 2022

The United States produced 5.2 million barrels of base oil in October, a 4% increase from the same month in 2020 and jus ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Remains High

U.S. Base Oil Output Remains High

December 1, 2021

The United States produced 5.5 million barrels of base oil in September, topping the same month in 2020 by 23% and nearl ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

December 1, 2021

The Winds of Change After several months of fairly tumultuous and heated market conditions—with monthly posted pric ...

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Slicker Buys Hydrodec Rerefinery

November 24, 2021

Transformer oil recycler Hydrodec and its Ohio rerefinery were acquired by United Kingdom-based Slicker Recycling Ltd., ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

November 1, 2021

November Cooldown The naphthenic base oil segment in the United States was where most of the upward price action took ...

Rekindling the Flame

Rekindling the Flame

October 4, 2021

U.S. Base Oil Production Continues on the Path to Recovery The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on United States base ...

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U.S. Firm Takes Biggest Nynas Stake

July 27, 2021

A United States investment firm is the largest shareholder of Stockholm-based Nynas AB after acquiring a 49.9% stake in ...