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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - March 17, 2023

Base oil trading was fairly brisk in Asia, with many cargoes changing hands within the region and supply deemed overall ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 15, 2023

Market participants seemed slightly perplexed at the fact that base oil demand has not been as strong as expected ahead ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 14, 2023

The economy is a growing concern for base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa as the stubbornness ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - March 10, 2023

Regional demand appeared revitalized, with a flurry of base oil cargoes discussed for shipment from Northeast Asia to So ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 8, 2023

The downward posting adjustment for API Group III base oils communicated by SK Enmove last week did not trigger addition ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 7, 2023

Lubricant blenders throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa are making smaller base oil purchases than is normal fo ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - March 3, 2023

A tighter supply and demand scenario lent stability to base oil pricing in Asia, although there were some corners of the ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 1, 2023

SK Enmove – formerly SK Lubricants Americas – communicated a posted price decrease for its API Group III base oils t ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 28, 2023

Crude oil prices are falling again, even though demand is forecast to rise as China emerges from last year’s COVID-19 ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - February 24, 2023

Demand started to show signs of strengthening while spot supply has tightened, propping up prices despite lower crude oi ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 22, 2023

The President’s Day holiday on Monday led to a slow start to the week, but participants expected business to pick up t ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 21, 2023

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - February 17, 2023

Buying interest was described as moderate against bounteous spot offers in Asia, and while prices remained exposed to do ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 15, 2023

The U.S. base oils market was gearing up for increased activity as consumers have started to pad inventories for the spr ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 14, 2023

Throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a number of key production outlets have announced that maintenance work w ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Asia - February 10, 2023

There has been an uptick in base oil market activity in Asia as participants returned to the market following holidays a ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 8, 2023

While base oil supply in the domestic market appeared adequate to meet demand, an ongoing plant turnaround, reduced base ...