Several paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price increases last week, with the increases going into effect between March ...

Margins in Europe for API Group I base oils are being squeezed as crude oil and feedstock costs rise while prices for the base stocks remain steady. � ...

A tighter supply scenario and improved demand continued to support base oil assessments in Asia, although pricing in some segments has begun to unrave ...

Motiva stepped out with a posted price increase late last week, with several other paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners joining the bandwagon ...

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are evolving on a number of fronts, with Europe’s Group I export market disappearing, activity ...

Growing buying appetite in several countries and a limited number of offers exerted pressure on Asian spot prices. A few base stocks saw increases as ...

Gas-to-liquids startup Cerilon said today that it has agreed to license Chevron processing technology for its base oil and diesel project being develo ...

To many suppliers’ relief, base oil demand has shown an uptick over the last two weeks, but participants acknowledged that activity was not yet at � ...

Base oil trading trends in Europe and the Middle East Gulf are diverging this week as buying activity picks up in the latter region while the former r ...

Improved demand and tighter supply supported spot prices, with some assessments moving up given few offers against blossoming buying interest. Supplie ...

The month of March may be pivotal for the market, as business concluded over the next several days may be an indication of what can be expected for th ...

Base oil markets across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions are generally quiet, with demand subdued in many areas for all types of base ...

Spot prices were mostly on an upward trend in Asia as demand has improved and availability has tightened. However, assessments for a few grades weaken ...

According to reports, ExxonMobil raised the posted price of its API Group I, Group II and Group II+ base oils last week, while Paulsboro plans to lift ...

Base oil and finished lubricant markets from the Americas to Asia are feeling impacts of the ongoing attacks on shipping through the Red Sea. – by R ...

Base oil fundamentals were in flux, with demand for a number of grades ramping up, and remaining on the sluggish side for others. Ample availability o ...

In a fairly quiet market – with many players away attending the Argus Global Base Oils Conference in London – reports that ExxonMobil intended to ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continue to feel impacts of armed conflicts, but the effects vary from region to region. In gen ...

Some base oil prices continued to show signs of strengthening, propelled by steady demand and tightening supplies, while others remained on a downward ...

Suppliers were focused on filling some early orders ahead of the busy spring production season, but it was too early to ascertain whether demand would ...