Commanding almost as much interest as the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, base oil supply and demand continued to be closely watched by market participants, ...

Afton Chemical, Quaker Chemical, and HollyFrontier’s lubricants and specialty products segment all reported increased profits for the second quarter ...

Lotos Group will spend 1.4 billion Poland zloty on investment projects in 2021, one of which includes modernization of its base oil plant in Gdansk, P ...

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

Unboxing July July turned out to be another busy month for base oil market participants, which is a far cry from years past when the summer months ...

Global base oil markets are looking mixed, with Asia showing greater supply of all types of base oils. Meanwhile, Europe and the Middle East are overc ...

South Korean refiner S-Oil’s base oil business and Hyundai Shell Base Oil both reported large increases in profits and sales revenue for the quarter ...

It has been another active week in the U.S. base oils market, with no signs of the “dog days of summer” so typical of years past. Demand held at s ...

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

Russian oil major Bashneft increased its bright stock sales by 16% last year by streamlining its production process, the company said in a recent news ...

Prices for certain grades of base oils have fallen sharply over the past few weeks, particularly API Group l grades – some of which have fallen by m ...

The base oils market remains tight, demand has not let down as it typically does in mid-summer, and feedstock prices hovered at steep levels, maintain ...

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.

Additional naphthenic base oil price increases went into effect during the week, as Ergon and San Joaquin Refining communicated adjustments following ...

After a long, steep run-up price relief has come to at least parts of base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. API Group I grades are s ...

Gabriela Wheeler is away. Her column will reappear in the July 14 edition of Lube Report Americas.

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.

Every Rose Has its Thorn With base oil demand showing a strong recovery in the United States after slumping during the height of the pandemic last ...

For the quarter and fiscal year ending March 31, Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. reported higher net profit, while Continental Petroleums Ltd. reported l ...

Although oil refineries should eventually ramp back up to normal operating levels, and while this should make more feedstocks available for base oil p ...