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March Base Oil Report

March Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - March 5, 2024

Base oil fundamentals have been lackluster for months. Might the spring production cycle breathe some life into the mark ...

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lube Report Asia - February 10, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lube Report Americas - February 7, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lube Report EMEA - February 6, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

Lukoil Refinery Struck in Drone Attack

Lukoil Refinery Struck in Drone Attack

Lube Report EMEA - February 6, 2024

Lukoil’s refinery in Volgograd, Russia, site of a major lubricant manufacturing complex, was struck last weekend by a ...

February Base Oil Report

February Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2024

The first weeks of 2024 ushered in a wave of posted price decreases. Which factors are swaying market dynamics in the fi ...

Brazilian Car Parc Drives Base Oil Demand

Brazilian Car Parc Drives Base Oil Demand

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2024

Brazil’s growing car parc as well as advances in vehicle technology have reshaped base oil demand in the country. Is t ...

Eni to Shutter Livorno Base Oil Plant

Eni to Shutter Livorno Base Oil Plant

Lube Report EMEA - January 30, 2024

Italian refiner Eni stated Monday that the base oil plant at its Livorno, Italy, fuels refinery will close permanently w ...

Saneg Revamped its Group I Base Oils

Saneg Revamped its Group I Base Oils

Lube Report Asia - January 19, 2024

Uzbekistan’s refiner and base oil marketer Saneg revamped API Group I base oil production at its Fergana refinery with ...

India’s Base Oil Supply Base Set to Jump

India’s Base Oil Supply Base Set to Jump

Lube Report Asia - January 5, 2024

India’s total base oil production capacity is set to jump in the next few years due to expansions by state-owned oil c ...

Monthly Base Oil Report

Monthly Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - January 2, 2024

With the announcement of several posted price decreases, it is clear that the base oil market has been unable to escape ...

Brazil Base Oil Output Down Again

Brazil Base Oil Output Down Again

Lube Report Americas - December 27, 2023

Brazil refineries produced just 29,000 metric tons of base oil in November, 37% less than the same month of 2022 and the ...

Rerefinery Opens Near Arctic Circle

Rerefinery Opens Near Arctic Circle

Lube Report EMEA - December 26, 2023

A base oil rerefinery that opened recently in Severodvinsk, Russia, may not be large, but it appears to be the northernm ...

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - December 4, 2023

Gabriela Wheeler explains why the North American base oil market is resisting its usual seasonal slowdown.

Profits Fall for Thai Oil, Chevron Lanka

Profits Fall for Thai Oil, Chevron Lanka

Lube Report Asia - November 10, 2023

Thai Oil Group’s base oil business suffered steep declines in net profit and sales revenue for the third quarter due i ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Falters

U.S. Base Oil Production Falters

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

Which factors stunted base oil production in the United States during the first half of this year?

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

Despite posted price increases in September, there has been a sense of anxiety hanging over the base oil market during t ...