Gabriela Wheeler outlines some of the major challenges and opportunities that the North American base oil market may face this year.

How is the current base oil market deviating from its previous patterns, and what factors are forcing the changes?

As the year is nearing its end, base oil prices are edging down. Gabriela Wheeler explains why.

Geopolitical conflict, severe weather systems, a longshoremen’s strike and more induced some anxiety in the base oil market in September and early O ...

Gabriela Wheeler explores some of the major factors that contributed to a series of posted base oil price decreases that emerged in early September.

Base oil conditions have been favorable during the summer months, but suppliers are still preparing for unexpected storms ahead.

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

The merger announced last week between SK Innovation and SK E&S will create the largest private energy company in the Asia-Pacific region, with as ...

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

Will the contrasting currents roiling the base oils market subside, or will they become even more pronounced as lubricant consumption reaches its deno ...

Several base oil producers stepped out with price increase announcements in March. Might this movement be indicative of increasing demand?

A few posted price increases were announced in late February. Might these increases have been a bit premature?

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

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive industry is impacting base oil deman ...

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive industry is impacting base oil deman ...

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

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive industry is impacting base oil deman ...

Brazil’s growing car parc as well as advances in vehicle technology have reshaped base oil demand in the country. Is this a trend that is likely to ...

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

Shell last week announced plans to convert a fuels refinery in Wesseling, Germany, to produce API Group III base oils. The company will cease fuels pr ...