Base oil production in Brazil in October was more than 20% higher than in the same month last year, the third consecutive month that year-over-year to ...

The Winds of Change After several months of fairly tumultuous and heated market conditions—with monthly posted price adjustments and product shor ...

After a long, large run-up from the spring of 2020, base oil prices in Europe began retreating since summer, indicating that supply is catching up wit ...

The price for bright stock increased dramatically in early 2021, incentivizing lubricant formulators to seek immediate alternatives and consider those ...

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.

Base oil demand has begun to wane throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reflecting seasonal factors affecting the various sectors. Opinion an ...

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.

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are steady with only marginal erosion to prices across the various base oil types. API Group I i ...

A Time of Transition   The past 18 months have not been particularly wonderful for the active industries involved in keeping global economies ...

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.

Base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa are mostly showing weakening demand across all types of products, although some groups ...

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.

Expectations for a surge in demand after the holiday period in August appear to have been misjudged, based on trading during the first week of Septemb ...

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.

Fundamentals in European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are vastly different from those in Asia-Pacific and the United States, creating ...

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.

The base oil scene is taking on the role of a balancing act on global basis. A number of arbitrage opportunities opening up may have the effect of inc ...

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

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

Uzbek authorities last week announced the government’s intention to sell the Fergana Oil Refinery LLC, the second-largest refining complex in the co ...