Base oil demand has remained strong in the summer months. Might this good fortune persist?

S-Oil's Q2 base oil results were steady, while petrochemicals income offset poor refining returns.

Base oil production in Germany rose a scant half percentage point year on year to 148,848 metric tons in April, while imports jumped 10% to 78,341 ton ...

Societal needs will drive lubricant industry changes, and Asia will see some of the most dramatic developments given the region’s population growth ...

Much of Europe's API Group I capacity is closed and there's a scarcity of bright stock. This may not be of great concern to passenger motor oils, ther ...

All eyes turned toward the United States Gulf Coast early this week, as Hurricane Beryl, the first major hurricane of the season, barreled over large ...

Avista Oil and IFP Petro – two companies partnering to develop a waste lubricant rerefinery in India – said recently that price supports are neede ...

Base oil production in the United States rose 6% in April – another solid month as the industry gets off to its best start since before the COVID-19 ...

Many base oil producers and consumers have been busy building inventories to meet product needs should output disruptions occur during the hurricane s ...

Clean Harbors Inc.'s stock price edged past U.S.$220 per share this week, up by more than 140% since July 2022. The company is benefitting from increa ...

TotalEnergies announced this week that it purchased Finnish rerefiner Str Tecoil Oy, another move reflecting Big Oil’s growing interest in used lubr ...

The summer season ushered in an uptick in base oil activity. Will the rest of the year keep pace?

Many base oil producers and consumers have been busy building inventories to meet product needs should output disruptions occur during the hurricane s ...

A Costa Rican lubricant company this week opened what it claims to be the first waste lubricant refinery in Central America.

Gabriela Wheeler is away this week, but her market commentary will resume in the June 26 edition of Lube Report Americas.

A tight supply and demand scenario for the light viscosity grades offered support to current posted prices, but pushed spot indications up as availabi ...

Uzbekistan’s Saneg said it aims to increase its base oil sales by directly targeting the European market, asserting it has improved the quality of i ...

Spain during 2023 rerefined 78% of its collected waste lubricants into base stocks, the non-profit organization charged with managing waste lubricants ...

Base oil production in the United States jumped 23% in March, to attain its highest volume in almost two years, according to data released by the U.S. ...

Suppliers reported steady requirements from most segments of the United States base oils market, with many buyers and sellers focusing on building inv ...