Base oil imports to China sank further during the first quarter of the year, falling 20% from the same period of last year.

Consistent performance by Safety-Kleen helped parent company Clean Harbors edge past first quarter earnings expectations.

Gazpromneft-Lubricants starts white oils production in Russia.

Tariffs imposed by the United States are creating uncertainty in the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler explains how.

ExxonMobil is preparing to roll out a new extra-heavy neutral Group II base stock. What are the advantages of the base stock, and what challenges were ...

Base oil production in the United States fell 19% in February, compared to the same month of 2024.

Oil refiners in Brazil produced 52,160 metric tons of base oil in March, according to the latest government data, the first month this year that outpu ...

Base oil demand in the United States should increase slightly this year, but will remain significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels, an ICIS reporter tol ...

Blue Tide and Pennzoil-Quaker State have completed their new rerefinery in Baytown.

Many base oil market participants worry that the lackluster demand of the past two years may be the new normal. Do their anxieties have merit?

Steve Haffner explores how advances in additive and base stock technology have impacted base oil demand and how they will continue to do so in the lon ...

China’s demand for imported API Group II and III base oils remained weak in 2024, speakers said at the Enmore China International Lubrication Indust ...

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisiana, United States, claiming the ...

Brazil’s base oil market is off to a slower start in 2025 as domestic production and imports both declined significantly in January compared to the ...

Looming tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada, Mexico and China may have significant impacts on the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler expla ...

Base oil imports to China fell 12% in 2024, continuing a steady decline in recent years for one of the world’s biggest importers of the material.

Base oil exports from South Korea dipped half a percentage point in 2024, falling to their lowest level since 2016, according to the latest data from ...

United States refiners produced a modest 4.4 million barrels of base oil in November, according to new data from the federal Energy Information Admini ...

How do synthetic base stocks help automotive lubricant formulators to meet ever-increasing standards? Pennzoil’s Sean Nguyen weighs in.

How have rerefined base oils benefitted the industry up until now, and how might they help to secure the future of the industry?