Paraffinic Group II

Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

Lube Report EMEA - February 28, 2023

Luberef said Sunday that a previously announced expansion of its base oil plant in Yanbu’ al Bahr, Saudi Arabia, will ...

Profits Down for GS Caltex, Thai Oil in 2022

Profits Down for GS Caltex, Thai Oil in 2022

Lube Report Asia - February 17, 2023

South Korea’s GS Caltex reported increased operating profit for its base oil and lubricants business in the fourth qua ...

Handi Boosts Group III Output

Handi Boosts Group III Output

Lube Report Asia - February 10, 2023

Handi Sunshine Petrochemical has begun commercial production of API Group III base oils at its expanded base oil plant i ...

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China Base Oil Output Tanked in 2022

Lube Report Asia - December 30, 2022

China will produce a quarter less base oil this year than it did in 2021, according to estimates by Longzhong Informatio ...

Petrobras Group II Plant Plans Progress

Petrobras Group II Plant Plans Progress

Lube Report Americas - December 28, 2022

Petrobras chose a concept on Dec. 22 for the base oil and fuel production units of its GasLub hub in Itaborai, Brazil, a ...

ExxonMobil Still Bullish on Group II

ExxonMobil Still Bullish on Group II

Lube Report Asia - December 23, 2022

API Group II base oils will continue to be used in many applications for years to come, despite the move towards vehicle ...

Gazprom Group II and III Plant Nearly Complete

Gazprom Group II and III Plant Nearly Complete

Lube Report EMEA - December 20, 2022

Gazpromneft-Lubricants’ new 220,000 metric tons per year API Group II and III base oil plant is almost completed, with ...

Is U.S. Base Oil Production a Global Affair?

Is U.S. Base Oil Production a Global Affair?

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2022

Base oil production in the United States continues on the path to recovery, but the import and export scene has been sli ...

Luberef Plans IPO; Will Make Group III

Luberef Plans IPO; Will Make Group III

Lube Report EMEA - November 29, 2022

Luberef on Sunday announced plans for an initial public stock offering – which analysts estimated could raise U.S. $1 ...

Privatization of Base Oils in Brazil

Privatization of Base Oils in Brazil

Lubes'n'Greases - October 31, 2022

Brazil has sold off two of its three major base oil plants. What might this mean for base oil production and overall mar ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Lubes'n'Greases - October 31, 2022

Posted base oil prices seemed to settle into a more typical pattern this fall, but has the market returned to normality ...

S-Oil’s Profits Up, Hyundai Shell’s Down

S-Oil’s Profits Up, Hyundai Shell’s Down

Lube Report Asia - October 28, 2022

Profits rose 30% for the base oil and lubricants business of S-Oil and fell 16% for base oil refiner Hyundai Shell Base ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Lubes'n'Greases - October 3, 2022

Base oil pricing dynamics cooled off a bit in September. Gabriela Wheeler explains which factors helped to steady the ma ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Down in June

U.S. Base Oil Production Down in June

Lube Report Americas - August 31, 2022

Base oil production in the United States declined 8% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to data re ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Lubes'n'Greases - August 1, 2022

Crude oil and feedstock prices remain volatile, and the summer months have ushered in yet another round of base oil pric ...

ExxonMobil Continues Group II Expansion

ExxonMobil Continues Group II Expansion

Lube Report Asia - July 1, 2022

ExxonMobil is evaluating the possibility of building capacity to make API Group III base oils, according to the head of ...

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Base Oil Report: Pricing

Lubes'n'Greases - May 2, 2022

Gabriela Wheeler explains some of the most prevalent factors contributing to the current—and confusing—base oil pric ...

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IPO Considered for Luberef

Lube Report EMEA - April 5, 2022

Luberef, a base oil joint venture of Saudi Aramco, is considering an initial public stock offering that would aim to rai ...